The Rite

Item: The Rite
Rating: C-
Author: Indiewire

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director: Mikael Håfström
actor: Alice Braga Anthony Hopkins Ciarán Hinds Torrey DeVitto
writer: Matt Baglio (book) Michael Petroni

Synopsis:

An American priest travels to Italy to study at an exorcism school. [Synopsis courtesy of IMDb]

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