Introduction

Stations of the Cross is a story of religion, devotion and radical faith, and the film itself is just as radical as the subject matter, telling the story in only 14 fixed-angle long shots.

Synopsis

Maria is 14 years old. Her family is part of a fundamentalist Catholic community. Her heart belongs to Jesus. She wants to follow him, to become a saint and go to heaven – just like all the holy children she’s been told about. So Maria goes through 14 stations, just like Jesus did on his path to Golgotha, and reaches her goal in the end. Not even Christian, a boy she meets at school, can stop her, even if in another world, they might have become friends, or even lovers. Left behind is a broken family that finds comfort in faith, and the question if all these events were really so inevitable. Winner of Silver Bear (Best Script) at Berlin International Film Festival.