"Go back before the beginning, to the place where evil was born.". Having lived through traumatizing events during WWII, Father Lankester Merrin takes a sabbatical from the Church to conduct archaeological excavations in British-administered East Africa. Merrin unearths an ancient Byzantine church believed have been built and then immediately buried to keep down evil from the crypt below. The natives are convinced that uncovering the church has unleashed a demon, and begin to violently clash with the British military troops. As the village rapidly disintegrates into chaos and war, a disabled and terribly injured local boy befriends Merrin and his condition begins to radically and implausibly improve. Is it a miracle from God, or something more sinister?

Movie rating: 5.1 / 10 (13716)

Directed by: Paul Schrader

Writer credits: William Wisher - William Peter Blatty - William Wisher Jr. - Caleb Carr

Cast: Stellan Skarsgård - Gabriel Mann - Clara Bellar - Billy Crawford - Ralph Brown

AKA: Paul Schrader's Exorcist: The Beginning, Dominion, Paul Schrader's Exorcist: The Original Prequel, Exorcist: The Original Prequel, L'exorciste: Aux sources du mal

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