Review – Requiem

One of the big differences between the book and movie versions of The Exorcist was that the book was a good deal more ambiguous. Was the girl really possessed, or was she merely suffering from serious psychological problems? In this indie outing, film-makers explore this conundrum using a real German case of a college student who died after months of exorcism. We don’t get any crotch stabbing, head twisting or soup puking here. Instead, this is the sad story of a young woman running into trouble – mental, theological or both – while away from her family and off her meds. You’ll have to read subtitles, but overall it’s worth it. Mildly amusing