The Rite2011
“You can only defeat it when you believe.”
Directed by Mikael Håfström
🏆 1 win & 5 nominations total
The premise
Seminary student Michael Kovak reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While he’s in Rome, Michael meets an unorthodox priest who introduces him to the darker side of his faith, uncovering the devil’s reach even to one of the holiest places on Earth.
Horror Vault's take
A skeptical seminary student is sent to Rome to study the Vatican's exorcism program — a path he never wanted to walk. There he is taken under the wing of a seasoned, unconventional priest who challenges his disbelief in ways he cannot easily explain away. What begins as an academic exercise grows into something far more personal and deeply disturbing, as the boundary between psychology and genuine evil becomes dangerously blurred.
Content: Disturbing Imagery, Demonic Possession Sequences, Themes Of Religious Crisis, Unsettling Supernatural Content
Cast
Anthony Hopkins
Father Lucas Trevant
Colin O'Donoghue
Michael Kovak
Alice Braga
Angeline
Rutger Hauer
Istvan Kovak
Ciarán Hinds
Father Xavier
Toby Jones
Father Matthew
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Aunt Andria
Marta Gastini
Rosaria
Arianna Veronesi
Francesca
Andrea Calligari
Vincenzo
Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
Eddie
Torrey DeVitto
Nina
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