Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

In the bleak aftermath of World War II, a tormented figure emerges from the shadows of his past - Lankester Merrin, once a devout Roman Catholic priest, now an archeologist grappling with the ghosts of Nazi-occupied Holland. Invited to an archaeological excavation in East Africa, Merrin finds himself standing on the precipice of a discovery that predates Christianity in the region by centuries - a 5th-century Byzantine church, miraculously preserved, yet buried deep in the sand. Merrin's journey into the heart of darkness begins under the watchful gaze of a young priest, Father Francis, and the steadfast support of a courageous doctor, Sarah. Yet, an ominous pall hangs over the excavation site, a tangible gloom that infects the minds of the workmen and steals the innocence of a young boy, Joseph, savagely attacked by hyenas as his younger sibling watches in horror. Inside the ancient church, they uncover chilling signs of desecration and an ancient malevolent force that seems to pulsate from its walls, infecting the innocent and driving them to acts of pure evil. Merrin, the disillusioned man of faith, is compelled to confront his own spiritual demons and engage in a terrifying battle against an unseen enemy. In the crucible of this supernatural onslaught, will Merrin's long-lost faith rekindle, or will he succumb to the darkness? Struggling against the tide of evil, Merrin must unearth the origins of this ancient malevolence and halt its spread before it consumes them all. But the question remains - can he emerge unscathed from this harrowing encounter with the devil, or will it forever scar his soul?

Exorcist: The Beginning is a horror movie featuring Stellan Skarsgård.

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