Silent Night
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“The powerful true story behind the most popular Christmas carol of all time”
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.
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Cast
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Carsten Clemens
Joseph Mohr
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Christian Vuissa Director · Ty Arnold Cinematographer Ludwig Einklang Editor
Worldwide gross $115K · United States release November 22, 2012 · Produced in United States, Austria
Box office
Worldwide gross
$114,633
Production
Mirror Films
Production
BYUTV
Production
Covenant Communications
Production
United States · Austria
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · November 22, 2012
TV · BYUtv
Austria
November 28, 2013 · Digital
Germany
November 28, 2013 · Theatrical
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