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Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross

20147.01h 50m

Overview

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...

Directed by Dietrich Brüggemann
Written by Dietrich Brüggemann, Anna Brüggemann
Produced by Jochen Laube, Leif Alexis, Fabian Maubach
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Top Cast

Lea van Acken

Lea van Acken

Maria

Franziska Weisz

Franziska Weisz

Mother

Florian Stetter

Florian Stetter

Pater Weber

Lucie Aron

Lucie Aron

Bernadette

Moritz Knapp

Moritz Knapp

Christian

M

Michael Kamp

Vater

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Georg Wesch

Thomas

C

Chiara Palmeri

Katharina

L

Linus Fluhr

Johannes

Birge Schade

Birge Schade

Sportlehrerin

Themes & Keywords

religionreligious fundamentalism

About Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of religion, religious fundamentalism. Directed by Dietrich Brüggemann, it stars Lea van Acken, Franziska Weisz, Florian Stetter. 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...

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