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The Devil and Father Amorth is a 2017 American documentary film directed by William Friedkin showing the ninth exorcism of an Italian woman in the village of Venafro[2] referred to as "Cristina", this time performed by Father Gabriele Amorth.

The Devil and Father Amorth
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Friedkin
Written by	William Friedkin Mark Kermode
Produced by	Mickey Liddell Pete Shilaimon Francesco Zippel
Starring	Gabriele Amorth
Narrated by	William Friedkin
Edited by	Gary Leva
Music by	Christopher Rouse
Production company	LD Entertainment
Distributed by	The Orchard
Release dates	August 31, 2017 (2017-08-31) (Venice) April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20) (United States)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$20,449[1]

Cast

• Gabriele Amorth
• Robert Barron
• William Friedkin

Production

Mark Kermode, a British film critic and long-time admirer of Friedkin, was invited to assist in writing narration.[3]

Release

The film premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2017.[4] It had a wide release in the United States on April 20, 2018.[5]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 44% based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of 4.88/10.[6] The website's critical consensus reads, "The Devil and Father Amorth sets out to interrogate age-old questions of faith, but fails to find enough compelling answers -- or reasons for viewers to watch."[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]

Robbie Collin of The Telegraph wrote that the film "feels amateurish and arguably also exploitative [...] although perhaps that lends it credibility: in this context, too much polish would almost certainly be cause for suspicion."[8] Owen Gleiberman of Variety called the film "a rather tawdry charade."[9]

References

External links

• The Devil and Father Amorth at IMDb

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