

Overview
Doctors say that Veronika, a woman in her 20s, is schizophrenic. She is compliant, which makes her an easy target for men. She's religious, believing she is God's favorite child; she searches for Jesus. She has sent a letter to a filmmaker suggesting her life as the subject for a movie. We see her raped then take up with a series of men she believes are Jesus, each willing or insistent on sex. A young man with his own crisis of faith invites her to join a cult. We see her involuntarily committed to an asylum from time to time where medication and constraints await. Her wealthy parents are helpless. Will a medical professional ever talk to her? If one did, would it help?
Director
Helma Sanders-Brahms
Cast
Elisabeth Stepanek
Veronika Christoph
Nguyen Chi Danh
Der Erste
Karl Heinz Reimann
God's Child
Jorge Reis
Demba
Carola Regnier
Doctor
Abdel Wahed Askar
Ibrahim / Salem
Curt Curtini
Magician
Erika Dannhoff
The Dancing Death
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