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Johanna
Johanna

Johanna

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Hungarian

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

4.6/10

Release Date

10 November 2005

Country

Denmark

Cast

Orsolya Tóth

Orsolya Tóth

Johanna

Eszter Wierdl

Eszter Wierdl

Johanna's Voice

Zsolt Trill

Zsolt Trill

Young Doctor

Tamás Kóbor

Tamás Kóbor

Young Doctor's Voice

Dénes Gulyás

Dénes Gulyás

The Professor

Hermina Fátyol

Hermina Fátyol

Viktória Mester

Viktória Mester

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