Hurensöhne: A Requiem (2020): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2020, Hurensöhne: A Requiem is a drama film directed by Christina Friedrich, running about 68 minutes.

What it’s about. This is a story set in the distant past, in the seventeenth century, during the Thirty Years’ War. In the city of Nordhausen, in the Harz Mountains, life is cheap, and the prevailing class divisions and interpersonal relations increasingly intense. The children are taken away from their parents by force, and when they return after many years, they seem to be strangers to them. Yet this is also a story set in modern times where people are still incapable of learning the lessons left for them by the previous generations of cruel divisions. The film is a cinematic experiment dealing with the beauty, fragility, and imperfection of human nature through archetypes and myths.

Who’s in it. Hurensöhne: A Requiem stars Deborah Kaufmann as Living Dead, Julischka Eichel as Mother, Roland Bonjour as Living Dead and Franz Liebig as Son, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Hurensöhne: A Requiem page.

If you liked it. Fans of Hurensöhne: A Requiem tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.