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An epileptic girl suffers a breakdown during her first year at university, and decides to seek help from a priest in battling the troubles associated with her strict upbringing. Based on the tragic true story of Anneliese Michel, a 23-year-old student, who endured an exorcism in Miltenberg, Germany in 1976, Requiem is a powerful and sad dramatisation of a misguided attempt for salvation. find out more...

"Josephine Decker has created a new style of thriller that employs allegory, incorporates touches of David Lynch as well as Magritte -esque imagery. Decker's setting of a remote farm feels like a metaphor for what turns out to be hell. The raw and emotional (and yes, sometimes funny) dialog tells a story that can seem familiar at points but really is meant to keep you guessing and off balance. I really enjoyed how the undertones of this film came to life through her very deft contrast of the find out more...