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Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)

Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist poster
Original title
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Directed by
Paul Schrader
Genre
horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
R
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 425 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young priest named Lankester Merrin struggles with his faith while working on an archaeological dig in Africa. He uncovers an ancient church and a malevolent force that begins to terrorize the local community.

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What happens

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. The film serves as an alternative prequel to The Exorcist (1973) and is the fifth installment in The Exorcist series. It was intended to be the official prequel to The Exorcist before it was retooled into Exorcist: The Beginning (2004), as Morgan Creek Productions executives feared the already completed film would be unsuccessful. The film stars Stellan Skarsgård, Clara Bellar, Gabriel Mann and Billy Crawford. Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist received a limited release in the United States on May 20, 2005, by Warner Bros. Pictures, after Exorcist: The Beginning became a financial and critical failure. The film received highly mixed reviews from critics, but was generally deemed an improvement over its earlier version. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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