Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
Paul Schrader's original 2005 prequel, released after the remake that replaced it.
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist is a 2005 American supernatural horror film directed by Paul Schrader and written by William Wisher Jr. and Caleb Carr. It was meant to be the official prequel to The Exorcist until Morgan Creek had it remade as Exorcist: The Beginning, and it was released afterwards as the fifth film in the series. Stellan Skarsgard, Clara Bellar, Gabriel Mann and Billy Crawford star.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Paul Schrader
- Writer
- William Wisher; Caleb Carr
- Based on
- Characters, William Peter Blatty
- Producer
- James G. Robinson
- Starring
- Stellan Skarsgård
- Gabriel Mann
- Clara Bellar
- Billy Crawford
- Cinematography
- Vittorio Storaro
- Editing
- Tim Silano
- Music
- Trevor Rabin
- Angelo Badalamenti
- Dog Fashion Disco
Facts from the source article.
Background
In 1944 a Nazi officer forces Father Lankester Merrin, the parish priest of a Dutch village, to take part in executions. By 1947 Merrin has lost his faith and is excavating a Byzantine church at Derati in British Kenya with Father Francis. The church was deliberately buried after it was built; below it lies a crypt with a demonic idol where human sacrifice took place. Merrin befriends a disabled young outcast, Cheche, whose unnatural recovery turns out to be the demon's work. When Francis realises an exorcism is needed he goes to fetch his copy of the Roman Ritual; Merrin, in Francis's vestments, performs it, and then leaves for Rome with his faith restored, warned that the demon will follow him. Released in a limited run on May 20, 2005, after The Beginning flopped, it drew mixed reviews but was generally judged better than the remake.
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