Based loosely on the 1976 case of a 24-year-old German girl who died during a church-sanctioned exorcism, Scott Derrickson's simultaneously sober and silly horror picture mixes courtroom theatrics with a spooky story of demonic possession. It begins at the weathered, isolated Rose farmhouse, where 19-year-old Emily (Jennifer Carpenter) has just died. Soon the family priest, Father Moore (Tom Wilkinson), is under arrest, charged with recklessly causing the 19-year-old college student's death during a ritual exorcism. Hard-drinking attorney Erin Bruner (Laura Linney), whose firm represents the archdiocese, takes on the high-profile case in a bid for senior partnership....
Released:
2005
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
118 mins