Review of Stations of the Cross (2014) by Anton N — 26 Mar 2016
14 scenes, one for each of the Stations of the Cross, in which Maria plays the role of Christ, in this indictment of the effects of religious fanaticism on a young impressionable teenager. The camera barely moves, but our eyes remain affixed to the screen because of the compelling acting, particularly by Lea van Acken and Franziska Weisz, who plays Maria's mother.
She and the priest of a breakaway Catholic denomination couldn't be more efficient in twisting Maria's mind toward sainthood, and considering how the original story of the cross ended, you can assume that there's not a happy ending in store.
This review of Stations of the Cross (2014) was written by Anton N on 26 Mar 2016.
Stations of the Cross has generally received positive reviews.
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