Silent Night (2013)

In 1818, when Joseph Mohr is assigned to be the new assistant priest in Oberndorf, a small Austrian town near Salzburg, the young man is full of ideas and ideals. His passion to bring the church closer to the common people sets him on a collision course with his new superior, Father Nostler. When Mohr organizes a church choir that includes outcasts from the local tavern and performs in German instead of Latin, Nostler threatens him with disciplinary action. Their relationship further deteriorates when Maria a regular tavern patron, surprisingly joins the performance of the all-male church choir. As Mohr's initial successes start to crumble and his efforts backfire on him, he loses all hope and faces a trial of faith. The night before Christmas, Mohr has to decide if he will accept defeat and leave Oberndorf or embrace the true significance of the Holy Night.
- Released
- 2013-11-28
- Genres
- Drama, Family, Music, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Christian Vuissa
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 7 votes
Cast
- Carsten Clemens as Joseph Mohr
- Markus von Lingen as Franz Gruber
- Janina Elkin as Maria
- Alexander E. Fennon as Decker
- Matthias Kupfer as Sacristan Miller
- Clemens Aap Lindenberg as Father Noestler
- Manuel Mairhofer as Anton
- Florence Matousek as Klara
- Vlasto Peyitch as Doctor
- Robert Spitz as Kessler
- Anton Grünbeck as Schiffer
- Walter Sachers as Innkeeper