Johanna
Seen it?2005 | 86 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anyone who likes life-or-death stakes every episode and anyone who likes a story with a soundtrack worth keeping. Life-and-death stakes, often at a run. Sits nicely alongside Drugstore Cowboy or Midnight Express. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 26 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
Johanna, a young drug addict, falls into a deep coma after an accident. Doctors miraculously manage to save her from death's doorstep. Touched by grace, Johanna cures patients by offering her body. The head doctor is frustrated by her continued rejection of him and allies himself with the outraged hospital authorities. They wage war against her but the grateful patients join forces to protect her. This is a filmic and musical interpretation of the Passion of Joan of Arc.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
63% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kornél Mundruczó
- Orsolya TóthJohanna
- Eszter WierdlJohanna's Voice
- Zsolt TrillYoung Doctor
- Tamás KóborYoung Doctor's Voice
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- Hermina Fátyol
- Viktória Mester