Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross

Directed by Dietrich Brüggemann

Produced by UFA Fiction, ZDF

2014110 min7.0 / 10

A claustrophobic psychological portrait of a teenage girl trapped between adolescence and religious fundamentalism, suffocating under constant moral scrutiny.

Maria finds herself caught between two worlds. At school this 14-year-old girl has all the typical teenage interests, but when she’s at home with her family she follows the teachings of the Society of St. Paul and their traditionalist interpretation of Catholicism. Everything that Maria thinks and does must be examined before God. And since the Lord is a strict shepherd, she lives in constant fear of committing some misconduct...

Questions people ask

  • Is Stations of the Cross sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Stations of the Cross end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Stations of the Cross easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Stations of the Cross scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Stations of the Cross violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

77/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity95

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Surprise69

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Love70

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Like Stations of the Cross

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Like Stations of the Cross, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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