Silent Night
The powerful true story behind the most popular Christmas carol of all time
- Drama
- Family
- Music
- TV Movie
Overview
In 1818, when Joseph Mohr is assigned to be the new assistant priest in Oberndorf, a small Austrian town near Salzburg, the young man is full of ideas and ideals. His passion to bring the church closer to the common people sets him on a collision course with his new superior, Father Nostler. When Mohr organizes a church choir that includes outcasts from the local tavern and performs in German instead of Latin, Nostler threatens him with disciplinary action. Their relationship further deteriorates when Maria a regular tavern patron, surprisingly joins the performance of the all-male church choir. As Mohr's initial successes start to crumble and his efforts backfire on him, he loses all hope and faces a trial of faith. The night before Christmas, Mohr has to decide if he will accept defeat and leave Oberndorf or embrace the true significance of the Holy Night.
Keywords
- christmas
- catholic priest
- carol
- silent night
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 28, 2013
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- German, English
- Countries
- United States of America, Austria
- Production
- Mirror Films
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt2562132