Based on a true story of demonic possession, The Ritual will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 9 from XYZ Films.
Al Pacino and Dan Stevens star as two priests, one questioning his faith and one reckoning with a troubled past, who must put aside their differences to save a possessed young woman through a dangerous series of exorcisms.
Special features:
- The Making of The Ritual
- Keeping the Faith
- The Script
- Based on a True Story
- Buzzfeed Interviews
The horror film is said to be an authentic portrayal of the Emma Schmidt case, which remains the most thoroughly documented exorcism in American history.
David Midell directs from a script he co-wrote with Enrico Natale.
Ashley Greene (Twilight), Abigail Cowen (“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”), and Patricia Heaton (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) round out the cast.
Meagan Navarro wrote in her review, “The ‘based on a true story’ horror movie fails to evoke any emotion as it sleepwalks through a tired recreation of an exorcism movie’s third act without any depth or development to make us care, committing the ultimate cardinal sin in cinema: it’s boring.”
