In 1987, Gabriel Amorth, the Vatican's leading exorcist, investigates the demonic possession of an American boy in Spain, and discovers a secret the Vatican has tried to keep buried for cent... Read allIn 1987, Gabriel Amorth, the Vatican's leading exorcist, investigates the demonic possession of an American boy in Spain, and discovers a secret the Vatican has tried to keep buried for centuries.In 1987, Gabriel Amorth, the Vatican's leading exorcist, investigates the demonic possession of an American boy in Spain, and discovers a secret the Vatican has tried to keep buried for centuries.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
Alexandra Essoe
- Julia
- (as Alex Essoe)
Edward Harper-Jones
- Young Amorth
- (as Edward Harper Jones)
Storyline
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- TriviaWhile researching the life and work of Fr. Gabriel Amorth, Russell Crowe discovered that Amorth's personal favorite movie was The Exorcist (1973), so much so, that Amorth became good friends with its director William Friedkin who later directed a documentary of Amorth's work as an exorcist, The Devil and Father Amorth (2017). This would be the second to last film Friedkin directed to be released in his lifetime before his death on August 7, 2023.
- GoofsThe movie starts in a village in Italy, then in Rome and in Castille, Spain (where I am from). When construction workers speak, before they get burnt, the one who speaks does not have a Spanish accent from Spain. Then, when they take the boy to the hospital, the doctor and the interpreter do speak in Castilian Spanish, but in the subtitles in English they say they are speaking in Italian.
- Quotes
Father Gabriel Amorth: A mother's love is the closest thing we know to God's love.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Projector: The Pope's Exorcist (Russell Crowe) (2023)
- SoundtracksShe Sells Sanctuary
Written by Ian Astbury (as Ian Robert Astbury) and Billy Duffy (as William Henry Duffy)
Performed by The Cult
Courtesy of Beggars Banquet Records Ltd.
By arrangement with Beggars Group Media Limited
Featured review
Russell Crowe immersed me into the character.
It's a double edged sword when an actor becomes super famous. On one side, they are extremely marketable and gain great roles. However, on the other side, we tend to see the actor in the movie and not the character which distracts from the experience of the story.
This was not the case with this film. I'm not an accent specialist nor a native Italian speaker, but Russell's portrayable had me convinced.
The story itself was exciting and intriguing. There were some nonsensical aspects of course. Its a very fictional film with its own share of contradictions that are noticeable. The authenticity of the Vatican traditions and language barriers might have been compromised, but as a normal viewer, none of it was recognizable thus not bothered.
Overall I give this a 7. It's not going to leave a lasting impression on me, but It was a good to watch.
This was not the case with this film. I'm not an accent specialist nor a native Italian speaker, but Russell's portrayable had me convinced.
The story itself was exciting and intriguing. There were some nonsensical aspects of course. Its a very fictional film with its own share of contradictions that are noticeable. The authenticity of the Vatican traditions and language barriers might have been compromised, but as a normal viewer, none of it was recognizable thus not bothered.
Overall I give this a 7. It's not going to leave a lasting impression on me, but It was a good to watch.
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- Aug 19, 2023
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- Also known as
- Khắc Tinh Của Quỷ
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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- Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $20,009,380
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,006,368
- Apr 16, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $76,987,621
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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