Prey for the Devil
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In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church reopens exorcism schools to train priests in the Rite of Exorcism. On this spiritual battlefield, an unlikely warrior rises: a young nun, Sister Ann. Thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante, Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl and soon realizes the Devil has her right where he wants her.
- Released: 2022-10-28
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Horror, Thrillers
- Stars: Jacqueline Byers, Virginia Madsen, Ben Cross, Colin Salmon, Christian Navarro, Nicholas Ralph, Lisa Palfrey, Tom Forbes, Velizar Binev, Owen Davis, Debora Zhecheva, Cora Kirk, Posy Taylor, Elizabeth Gibson
- Director: Daniel Stamm
Comments
- jmbovan-47-160173 - 21 April 2024
Love not Hate.
Prey for thr Devil looks at a young nun who is self compelled to study for the exorcism rites. She can only participate on the nursing and caretaking side, given that only males are able to lead the rites. And the church is being more progressive in their approach, employing more extensive medical and psychological evaluations before a person is ever considered to be possessed, and thus there are more strict rules for the rites of exorcism to be used.
That's the storyline for this movie. But that's not the movie. The young nun has a personal connection to possession as she believes her abusive mother was possessed. (This is revealed early in the movie, and thus not a spoiler for the plot.)
While there is some modern feminism fight displayed in the patriarchal structure of the Catholic church, that isn't the heavy issue at play. What is more prominent is how the Church goes about exorcism. And in that process, the movie is able to show the terror and humanity at stake with possession.
Good film worth a watch. - mknights-39025 - 3 December 2023
At last, a religious horror movie worth watching
I have longed for a decent Catholic horror since The Omen. Great acting, above par story and the cgi was complimentary. There were sporadic references to catholic history but that should have been fleshed out more. Combining real history with fiction would be the ticket - the catholic Church has enough rumours & symbolism to help with any story. I hope there is a part 2 with a longer run time and more references. It will leave the viewer wondering what is true and what isn't. Dan brown did the same thing in his thrillers leading to a cult following. We need some good script writers to pull this off. My fingers are crossed but this film has risen my hopes.
