''The Apparition'' () is an internationally co-produced

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film, directed by

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, from a screenplay by Giannoli, Jacques Fieschi and Marcia Romano. It stars

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, Galatea Bellugi,

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, Gérard Dessalles, Bruno Georis and Claude Lévêque. It was released in France on 14 February 2018, by Memento Films.

Plot

A respected journalist is summoned by the Vatican to investigate a young girl who claims to have seen an

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in a remote village in southern France.

Cast

as Jacques Mayano * Galatea Bellugi as Anna *

as Pére Borrodine *

as Docteur de Villeneuve * Gérard Dessalles as Stéphane Mornay * Bruno Georis as Pére Ezéradot * Claude Lévêque as Pére Gallois *

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as Anton Meyer * Alicia Hava as Mériem

Production

In January 2017, it was announced

, Galatea Bellugi and

had joined the cast of the film, with

directing from a screenplay he wrote, alongside Jacques Fieschi and Marcia Romano.

Release

The film was released in France on 14 February 2018, by Memento Films. In February 2018,

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acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film. It was released in the United States on 7 September 2018.

Critical reception

''The Apparition'' received positive reviews from film critics. It holds approval rating on review aggregator website

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, based on reviews, with an average of . The site's critical consensus reads, "The Apparition intrigues on a purely narrative level while also managing to tackle thorny questions of faith with suitably sober intelligence." On

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, the film holds a rating of 64 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

External links

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