# Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

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**Runtime**: 114 min
**Genres**: Horror, Mystery
**Directed by**: Renny Harlin
**Written by**: William Wisher, Alexi Hawley, Caleb Carr
**Starring**: Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy, Julian Wadham, Remy Sweeney, Andrew French

> *Go back to where the horror began.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Bloodied dawn over a Kenyan mission. A crucifix topples into dust. The priest hears the children singing wrong.

Medical notes describe a mass grave of children, perfectly preserved. The last surviving witness whispers a single word.

Harlin’s prequel gives the devil his due.

**Mood tags**: dread

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