Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist

2005

Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist

Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist

2005 Feature Film ★ 5.1/10

Released 8/1/2005 (United Kingdom)

📖 Storyline

Lankester Merrin is a archaeologist by profession but an ordained Roman Catholic priest who has lost his faith and abandoned his vocation. He is haunted by what he was forced to do in his native Holland during World War II. The church he's excavated in Northern Kenyan dates to the Byzantine period but this puts its construction hundreds of years before Christianity was introduced to the area. the church was buried to the rooftop in sand and as its structure is exposed, a madness slowly descends on the camp. the local tribesmen are prepared to go to war and demand that the church be buried. Soon, two British soldiers are found dead and their commanding officer, Major Granville, shoots a innocent civilian in cold blood. As fear descends upon everyone in the camp, it becomes apparent that a young disabled boy, Cheche, is possessed by the devil forcing Merrin to re-examine his own beliefs. —garykmcdLankester Merrin is a archaeologist by profession but an ordained Roman Catholic priest who has lost his faith and abandoned his vocation. He is haunted by what he was forced to do in his native Holland during World War II. The church he's excavated in Northern Kenyan dates to the Byzantine period but this puts its construction hundreds of years before Christianity was introduced to the area. the church was buried to the rooftop in sand and as its structure is exposed, a madness slowly descends on the camp. the local tribesmen are prepared to go to war and demand that the church be buried. Soon, two British soldiers are found dead and their commanding officer, Major Granville, shoots a innocent civilian in cold blood. As fear descends upon everyone in the camp, it becomes apparent that a young disabled boy, Cheche, is possessed by the devil forcing Merrin to re-examine his own beliefs. —garykmcd

🎭 Cast & Crew

Director Paul Schrader
Main Star Stellan Skarsgård, Character: Father Lankester Merrin
Supporting Gabriel Mann (as Father Francis), Clara Bellar (as Rachel Lesno), Billy Crawford (as Cheche), Ralph Brown (as Sergeant Major), Israel Oyelumade (as Jomo), Andrew French (as Chuma), Antonie Kamerling (as Kessel), Julian Wadham (as Major Granville), Eddie Osei (as Emekwi), Ilario Bisi-Pedro (as Sebituana), Niall Refoy (as Corporal (Thief)), Lorenzo Camporese (as Private (Thief)), Burt Caesar (as Dr. Lamu), Marcello Santoni (as Dutch Farmer), Griet van Damme (as Teenage Dutch Girl), Simon McLinden (as Corporal), Pet Chege (as Sebituana's Wife)

ℹ️ Details

Awards Awards, 3 nominations total
IMDb Rating 5.1/10 (14,425 votes)
Reviews 166
Release Date 8/1/2005 (United Kingdom)
Format Feature Film
Filmed In United Kingdom
Country United Kingdom

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