Requiem (film)

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Requiem
German language poster
Directed by	Hans-Christian Schmid
Produced by	Hans-Christian Schmid
Written by	Bernd Lange
Starring	Sandra Hüller, Burghart Klaußner, Imogen Kogge, Anna Blomeier, Nicholas Reinke, Jens Harzer, Walter Schmidinger
Cinematography	Bogumil Godfrejów
Editing by	Bernd Schlegel, Hansjörg Weißbrich
Release date(s)	March 2, 2006
Running time	93 min
Country	Germany
Language	German
IMDb profile

Requiem (2006) is a German language film by Hans-Christian Schmid starring Sandra Hüller. The film has been promoted as a more truthful depiction of the real-life events of the exorcism of Anneliese Michel (September 21, 1952 – July 1, 1976), a German woman who was believed to have been possessed by six or more demons. These events also served as the basis of Scott Derrickson's 2005 movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose.

Actress Sandra Hüller received a Silver Bear award in 2006 in Berlin for Best Actress, for her portrait of Anneliese Michel in Requiem.

The film steers clear of special effects or dramatic music and instead presents documentary style filmmaking, which focuses on Michaela’s struggle to lead a normal life, trapped in a limbo which could either represent demonic possession or mental illness, focusing on the latter.