The historical past of Catholic priest Father Gabriele Amorth, who claimed to have carried out over 50,000 exorcisms, caught the eye of actor Russell Crowe and piqued his curiosity when he learn the script of a film.
“He left behind a whole bunch of his first-person experiences to read through. I think there are like a dozen books or something like that, you know. So, it was just his journey that really fascinated me to start with,” the 58-year-old stated.
Crowe’s portrayal of Amorth in Sony’s horror flick “The Pope’s Exorcist” is predicated on the books the late priest left behind, which chronicled 36 years of exorcisms and different work for the Vatican. Amorth died in 2016.
“The Pope’s Exorcist” begins its international launch in theaters on Friday.
The haunting story begins when an American widow named Julia, performed by horror movie veteran, Alex Essoe, strikes into an previous fort in Spain along with her two kids, and so they quickly get greater than they bargained for.
Home renovators break right into a sealed room within the basement and unleash a demon that possesses Julia’s son, Henry, performed by Peter DeSouza-Feighoney.
Amorth is tasked with ridding the demon from the kid. However, in contrast to earlier exorcisms, the monster feeds off the exorcist’s guilt and regrets.
“What the character in the movie is going through, we’ve tried to connect to actual experiences in Gabriele’s life, so the process he’s going through in terms of what it is to forgive yourself for the experiences you’ve had,” Crowe stated.
While he is aware of this depiction of a non secular determine could trigger criticism from some, Crowe was decided to stay to Amorth’s accounts.
“Everybody is going to have their own opinion, but these are books written from first-person experience,” he informed Reuters.
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