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Oct 2, 2023 · The Rite states that it's based on true events despite bolstering its exorcism scenes with predictable Hollywood melodrama, prompting fans to wonder how much of it is based in reality. It follows a skeptical seminary student in Rome named Michael Kovak (Colin O'Donoghue) who must attend a Vatican school of exorcism in order to complete his ...
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It is loosely based on Matt Baglio's book The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist, which itself is based on actual events as witnessed and recounted by American then-exorcist-in-training Father Gary Thomas and his experiences of being sent to Rome to be trained and work daily with veteran clergy of the practice.
Jan 27, 2011 · O’Donoghue plays Michael Kovak, a skeptical seminarian sent to Rome to become an exorcist who ends up hooking up with an eccentric Welsh priest, Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), who performs...
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Dec 2, 2014 · “The Rite” starring Sir Anthony Hopkins was released in 2007 and could be easily mistaken for yet another movie attempting to cash in on the “Exorcist” frenzy that has existed since the 1970s. What you may not know is that the movie was actually based on real events.
Yes, but the true story behind The Rite reveals that it was not witnessed by Father Gary Thomas himself. According to the book, The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist by Matt Baglio, the incident was told to Father Thomas by a Franciscan priest who was present when a woman vomited seven black nails, one of which he kept after the rest ...
“The Rite,” a film that delves into the mysterious and often misunderstood world of exorcism, claims to be based on true events, leaving audiences to ponder the line between reality and Hollywood dramatization.
Jan 31, 2011 · Five true things—five untrue things—about The Rite, last weekend's No. 1 movie. Seth Colter Walls. Updated Jul. 13, 2017 12:36PM EDT Published Jan. 31, 2011 5:36PM EST. Anthony...
