Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross

2014 · 110 min · DE · 7.0 (107 votes)
Dir. Dietrich Brüggemann · Starring Lea van Acken, Franziska Weisz, Florian Stetter, Lucie Aron, Moritz Knapp, Michael Kamp
Drama

Maria finds herself caught between two worlds. At school this 14-year-old girl has all the typical teenage interests, but when she’s at home with her family she follows the teachings of the Society of St. Paul and their traditionalist interpretation of Catholicism. Everything that Maria thinks and does must be examined before God. And since the Lord is a strict shepherd, she lives in constant fear of committing some misconduct...

VIBE

This film feels like a suffocating embrace of dogma. It’s an austere, unflinching look at a young girl’s internal struggle against rigid faith. The atmosphere is heavy with unspoken anxieties and the weight of absolute devotion.

oppressivedevotionalanxioussomberslow-burnarthousereligious dramaausterefaithsacrificeobedienceguilt
religionreligious fundamentalism
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