L'esorcismo di Emma Schmidt - The Ritual (2025)
ll vero esorcismo di Emma Schmidt del 1928 è il più terrificante e documentato della storia, riconosciuto dalla Chiesa e che ha ispirato decenni di orrore. Dopo anni di comportamenti inquietanti, Emma (Abigail Cowen) subì un lungo calvario di rituali condotti da Padre Theophilus Riesinger (Al Pacino) con l’aiuto di Padre Joseph Steiger (Dan Stevens). I due preti, uno in crisi con la propria fede e l’altro perseguitato da un oscuro passato, dovettero unire le forze per eseguire una serie di estenuanti e terrificanti esorcismi per salvare l’anima della giovane donna. I testimoni riferirono di casi di levitazione, voci ultraterrene e forza soprannaturale.
Direttore: David Midell
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Dan Stevens as Father Joseph Steiger |
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Abigail Cowen as Emma Schmidt |
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Al Pacino as Father Theophilus Riesinger |
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Patricia Heaton as Mother Superior |
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Ashley Greene as Sister Rose |
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Patrick Fabian as Bishop Edwards |
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María Camila Giraldo as Sister Camila |
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Meadow Williams as Sister Sarah |
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Enrico Natale as Dr. Fabian |
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Ritchie Montgomery as Chester |
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Liann Pattison as Sister Antonella |
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Courtney Rae Allen as Sister Mary Joseph |
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Emily Brinks as Betty |
| Writing | David Midell | Writer |
| Production | Mitchell Welch | Producer |
| Production | Enrico Natale | Producer |
| Production | Andrew Stevens | Producer |
| Directing | David Midell | Director |
| Crew | Juliene Joyner | Stunt Double |
| Production | Lee Broda | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ross Kagan Marks | Producer |
| Production | Chris Paladino | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alessandro Penazzi | Line Producer |
| Production | Jeff Rice | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jordan Wagner | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Adam Biddle | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Enrico Natale | Editor |
| Production | Ricki Maslar | Casting |
| Art | Julie Toche | Production Design |
| Art | Dayton Douglass | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Grizelda Garza | Costume Design |
| Directing | Ruben Mazzoleni | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Savannah Belcher | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Max Harsant | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Thorne Hood | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Lawrence He | Sound Designer |
| Crew | Matt Cipro | Stunt Double |
| Visual Effects | Joshua Little | Compositing Artist |
| Visual Effects | Brian McCann | Compositing Artist |
| Visual Effects | Michael A. Martinez | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Jason Lazarus | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Joseph Trapanese | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Nate Bolotin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nick Spicer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Aram Tertzakian | Executive Producer |
| Production | Maxime Cottray | Executive Producer |
| Production | Matthew Helderman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Luke Taylor | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tyler Gould | Executive Producer |
| Production | Meadow Williams | Executive Producer |
| Production | Isaac Rosner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Cole Garson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tamra Bohoruquéz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sharad Chib | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeff Holland | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rick Moore | Executive Producer |
| Writing | David Midell | Story |
| Writing | Enrico Natale | Story |