Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist

Dominion Prequel to the Exorcist is a 2005 American supernatural horror film directed by Paul Schrader. It is an alternative and original prequel to The Exorcist 1973 and the fifth entry in The Exorcist series. It was written by William Wisher and Caleb Carr.

In 1947, Merrin is an archaeologist in the Turkana region of British Kenya excavating a Christian Byzantine church built around the 5th century long before Christianity had reached that region of Africa. He meets up with Father Francis, a Maryknoll missionary appointed to ensure the church not be desecrated, and Major Granville, the British military officer overseeing the dig.In the village, Merrin meets Rachel, a doctor who spent time in a concentration camp during World War II and is haunted by what happened to her there. Merrins translator and guide is Chuma. Merrin takes Francis on a tour of the dig site. Only the dome is uncovered the rest of the church is yet buried beneath the earth. Merrin discovers to his surprise the church is in perfect condition, as though it had been deliberately buried immediately after its construction was completed. Merrin hires more men to uncover the churchs walls as excavation continues, one of the diggers inexplicably experiences a seizure, which was however dismissed as simple heatstroke. ........

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