The Unclean

In this blend of psychological thriller and courtroom drama, Emily Rose is a 19-year-old college student who begins displaying bizarre and troubling behavior; as her actions become increasingly destructive and shocking, Emily begins speaking in strange tongues and destroys religious symbols that surround her. Emily’s parents believe that their daughter has become possessed of the devil, and the Catholic Church agrees to authorize an exorcism of the young woman. As Father Moore attempts to drive the demons from Emily’s body, the girl dies in the midst of the taxing ceremonies, and Father Moore finds himself charged with negligent homicide. Attorney Erin Brunner is hired to represent Father Moore against prosecutor Ethan Thomas, who intends to prove there were concrete medical explanations for Emily’s behaviors, including epilepsy and schizophrenia, all leading to a heated courtroom debate between the notions of faith and science.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose was inspired by the real-life story of Annaliese Michel, a young woman from Germany who died in 1976 after priests in Wurzburg spent eight months attempting to exorcise demons from her body.
Directed by Scott Derrickson
Produced by Paul Harris Boardman & Gary Lucchesi
Written by Scott Derrickson & Paul Harris Boardman
Starring Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Jennifer Carpenter, Campbell Scott

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