"The
Scariest Movie of the Past 30 Years"
--Top
Found Footage Films
original Guatemalan/Spanish title: EXORCISMO
DOCUMENTADO[Exorcism Document]
also known as DOCUMENTED EXORCISM
and POSSESSION OF ANA NICOLE MENENDEZ and TRUE EXORCISM OF ANA NICOLE
director: Rodrigo Estrada Alday
starring: Daniela Castillo · Jose Manuel de la Puente ·
Roberto Diaz Gomar · Hilda Mansilla
Many
international audiences and critics have called this film "One
of the most frightening movies ever made." Without a doubt it CERTAINLY
is the scariest Exorcism film since William Friedkin's Exorcist
in 1973. With it's alarming mix of archived and reconstructed segments,
this production transcends the current rash of [American] schlock projects
and sets the new standard for somber fright fare. It's interesting [and
somewhat exasperating] that the American studios with Paranormal
Activity, Conjuring, The Possession,
etc, get it so wrong while many International filmmakers - producing
movies in rather unlikely places like Guatemala (this production), Turkey
(SICCIN),
Spain (EXORCISMUS)
or Thailand (P)- can get it right.
Something
terrible is happening to a 16 year old girl named Niki. She becomes
withdrawn, can't sleep and looses her appetite. Her mom Carmen takes
Niki to doctors, then psychologists, but no medication works and the
girl's health continues to spiral downward. She soon becomes destructive
to herself, starts suffering from rashes, and open wounds. A noted psychiatric,
Dr Pablo Saura, takes an interest in the girl's case and begins recording
daily sessions inside her house. After a series of unexplained, horrific
incidents, Dr Saura becomes convinced that medical science cannot help
Niki. He suggests that she could benefit from an Exorcism. But the Church
rites only add more mayhem to the chaos.
A Guatemalan/Spanish
film with optional English (ON/OFF) subtitles; widescreen (16:9) format,
Fully uncut version (118 min.), encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable
on any American DVD machine;
extras include original trailer.
Violence/Sexual
Brutality/Vulgar Language/Blasphemy
Intended for Mature Audiences
