Requiem (2006 film)
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| Directed by | Hans-Christian Schmid |
| Written by | Bernd Lange |
| Produced by | Hans-Christian Schmid |
| Starring | Sandra Hüller Burghart Klaußner Imogen Kogge Anna Blomeier Nicholas Reinke Jens Harzer Walter Schmidinger |
| Cinematography | Bogumil Godfrejów |
| Edited by | Bernd Schlegel Hansjörg Weißbrich |
| Distributed by | X Verleih AG (through Warner Bros.) |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Requiem is a 2006 German drama film directed by Hans-Christian Schmid. It stars Sandra Hüller as Michaela Klingler, a woman with epilepsy, believed by members of her church to be possessed. The film avoids special effects or dramatic music and instead presents documentary-style film making, which focuses on Michaela's struggle to lead a normal life, trapped in a limbo which could either represent demonic possession or mental illness.
The film focuses on the medical condition of epilepsy as seen in the real-life events of Anneliese Michel, a German woman who was allegedly possessed by six or more demons and died in 1976. These events also served as the basis of Scott Derrickson's 2005 film The Exorcism of Emily Rose.