''Exorcismus'' ( es, La posesión de Emma Evans) is a 2010 Spanish-British
horror film
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directed by
Manuel Carballo and written by
David Muñoz, it stars
Sophie Vavasseur and
Stephen Billington.
Plot
Secluded, home-schooled teenager Emma's uncontrolled behaviour causes her to believe she is
possessed by the
Devil
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. When terrible things start to happen to her friends and family, her parents grudgingly call in the help of her uncle, who is a priest, to drive out the evil spirits.
Cast
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Sophie Vavasseur as Emma Evans
*
Tommy Bastow as Alex Evans
* Richard Felix as John
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Stephen Billington as Christopher
*
Doug Bradley
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as Priest
* Isamaya ffrench as Rose Evans
* Lazzaro Oertli as Mark Evans (Emma's brother)
* Cristina Cervià as Sofia Salgado
Production
In November 2008 Luis de la Madrid was set to direct the exorcism film, but on 22 September 2009 he was replaced by Manuel Carballo. The Spanish director
David Muñoz wrote the script, and shooting began on 5 October 2009 in the Studios of Filmax.
Release
Screening rights were secured in the UK by
E1 Entertainment, in Australia by Vendetta, in Brazil by Playarte, in Italy by Mediafilm, by Gulf Film for the Middle East, Lusomundo for Portugal and CDi acquired the screening rights for Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. The film was released in the United States as ''The Possession of Emma Evans'', in 2011.
References
External links
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*{{Rotten Tomatoes, exorcismus
2010 films
2010 horror films
2010 psychological thriller films
Films about exorcism
Religious horror films
Spanish supernatural horror films
Films scored by Zacarías M. de la Riva
2010s English-language films
2010s Spanish films
2010s British films
British supernatural horror films