Die Lage
6.5
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.
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Thomas Heise Director
First release February 15, 2012 · Produced in Germany
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Ma.Ja.De Filmproduktion
Production
Germany
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 15, 2012
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Poland
July 20, 2012 · New Horizons Film Festival
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