The father who performed 70,000 exorcisms is getting a horror film in April starring Russell Crowe

Among the most anticipated horror films of this 2023, there is ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ where the famous actor Russell Crowe becomes Gabriele Amorth’s fathera priest who made the history of the Catholic religion for his direct link with the Supreme Pontiff and who, according to his biography, performed around 70,000 exorcisms.

The film ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ is based on true events told by Father Gabriele Amorth in two of his books: “An exorcist tells his story” and “An exorcist: other stories”, in which he explains how he became an expert in this rite that has inspired so many films about fear.

In ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’, the famous actor Russell Crowe is in charge of bringing Father Gabriele Amorth to life to tell a dark story in which a demon takes over the body of a child to attract the attention of this popular priest who clarifies that five demons in hell know exactly who he is.

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father’s story Gabriel Amorth It is one of the most impressive on Catholic Church records because this priest became an expert in this controversial rite, performing some 70,000 exorcisms during his lifetime before dying at the age of 91 in 2016 due to respiratory failure.

When does ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ come out in cinemas?

Since the premiere of its first official trailer, ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ has become one of the most anticipated films of the moment and, above all, there are only a few weeks left before its premiere in cinemas since you will be able to see from the first days of April at the box office, first in Mexico and then to the United States.

It has become customary for films to debut a day earlier in Mexico and Latin America than in the United States, however this new horror film will arrive several days earlier in the country of mariachis, because while in the north will be released on April 14, ‘El Exorcist of the Pope ‘ hits Mexican theaters on April 6.

In the same way that happened months ago with the debut of “M3GAN”, the film “The Pope’s Exorcist” opens several days earlier in theaters in Mexico than in the United States, so you can see its terrifying religious horror story through from next April 6 in cinemas where a great success is expected.