Prey for thr Devil looks at a young nun who is self compelled to study for the exorcism rites. She can only participate on the nursing and caretaking side, given that only males are able to lead the rites. And the church is being more progressive in their approach, employing more extensive medical and psychological evaluations before a person is ever considered to be possessed, and thus there are more strict rules for the rites of exorcism to be used.
That's the storyline for this movie. But that's not the movie. The young nun has a personal connection to possession as she believes her abusive mother was possessed. (This is revealed early in the movie, and thus not a spoiler for the plot.)
While there is some modern feminism fight displayed in the patriarchal structure of the Catholic church, that isn't the heavy issue at play. What is more prominent is how the Church goes about exorcism. And in that process, the movie is able to show the terror and humanity at stake with possession.
Good film worth a watch.
That's the storyline for this movie. But that's not the movie. The young nun has a personal connection to possession as she believes her abusive mother was possessed. (This is revealed early in the movie, and thus not a spoiler for the plot.)
While there is some modern feminism fight displayed in the patriarchal structure of the Catholic church, that isn't the heavy issue at play. What is more prominent is how the Church goes about exorcism. And in that process, the movie is able to show the terror and humanity at stake with possession.
Good film worth a watch.