The Rite (2011 film)

The Rite is a 2011 supernatural horrorthriller film directed by Mikael Hfstrm and written by Michael Petroni. It is loosely based on Matt Baglios book The Rite The Making of a Modern Exorcist, which itself is based on real events as witnessed and recounted by American thenexorcistintraining Father Gary Thomas and his experiences from being sent to Rome to be trained and work daily with veteran clergy of the practice.

Michael Kovak Colin ODonoghue, disillusioned with his past job as a mortician, decides to enter a seminary school and renounce his vows upon completion, thereby getting a free college degree. Four years have passed, and Michael is being ordained to the rank of deacon at the seminary. After his ordination, he writes a letter of resignation to his superior, Father Matthew, citing a lack of faith. Father Matthew Toby Jones, apparently wanting to talk to Michael, attempts to catch up to him on the street. He trips as he steps over a curb, causing a cyclist to swerve into the path of an oncoming van. The young cyclist, Sandra Marija Karan, is critically injured. Seeing Michaels clerical garb, she asks him for absolution before her last breath. Initially hesitant, Michael is unable to refuse, comforting her and performing a blessing ritual to absolve her of her sins. Seeing how calmly Michael handled the situation, Father Matthew tells Michael that he is called to be a priest despite his resignation. He also tells Michael that with the rise in demonic possessions every year, the Church needs more exorcists and says that he has the potential to become one. Father Matthew wants to send him to the Vatican in Rome, so he can attend an exorcism class taught by his friend Father Xavier Ciarn Hinds. Michael finally accepts after Father Matthew tells him that the Church might convert his scholarship into a student loan that would cost 100,000 if his immediate resignation stood. If Michael attends the exorcism class and still wants to resign afterwards, then they will discuss matters hinting that he may be free to leave.During classes, he meets a young woman, Angelina Alice Braga, who is also taking the course. He soon learns that she is a reporter who has been asked to cover the course for an article in a newspaper. Father Xavier, realizing Michael is a skeptic and very tentative in his faith, asks Michael to see a friend of his, Father Lucas Anthony Hopkins, who is a renowned W

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