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Die Lage

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Documentary

Overview

Thomas Heise’s film reframes Pope Benedict XVI’s September 2011 visit to Erfurt not as a triumphal “Pope-mania” spectacle but as a meticulously orchestrated state ritual. In austere black-and-white, the omnipresent pontiff yields to police, snipers, security guards and a nervous premier, all in rigid protocol amidst Thuringia’s Catholic enclave. Under the cathedral’s slogan, “We are all together in our beliefs,” Heise quietly asks whether such choreographed faith still holds meaning.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: February 15, 2012
Original language: English
Spoken languages: German
Countries: Germany
Cast: Benedict XVI
Director: Thomas Heise
Writer: Thomas Heise
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt2253955