The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a 2005 American courtroom drama horror film directed by Scott Derrickson. The film is loosely based on the story of Anneliese Michel and follows a self-proclaimed agnostic defense lawyer representing a parish priest who is accused by the state of negligent homicide after he performed an exorcism. The film, which largely takes place in a courtroom, depicts the events leading up to and including the exorcism through flashbacks. Lawyer Erin Bruner defends a priest, Father Richard Moore who is charged in connection with an exorcism that lead to the death of a young... woman, Emily Rose . The trial begins with the calling of several medical experts by the prosecutor, Ethan Thomas . One expert testifies that Emily was suffering from both epilepsy and psychosis. The defense contests that she may have actually been possessed, though Bruner is careful never to say that in so many words. Indeed, Bruner explains that Emily was suffering from something that neither medicine nor psychology could explain, and that Moore as well as her family realized this and tried to help in another way.
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| Release date: | September 1, 2005 |
| Directed by: | Scott Derrickson |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 119 Minutes |
| Producer: | Gary Lucchesi, Paul Harris Boardman, Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson, Tom Rosenberg |
| Editor: | Jeff Betancourt |
| Music by: | Christopher Young |
| Cinematography: | Tom Stern |
| Screenplay by: | Scott Derrickson, Paul Harris Boardman |
| Estimated budget: | $19,000,000 |
| Genre: | Thriller |