September 1975. Suffering from either psychosis or demonic possession, a young woman begins undergoing an exorcism that will lead to her eventual death. In 2005, director Scott Derrickson delivers a film based off of these true events that posits the question of what is good and what is evil? It’s time to put everlasting battle between God and the Devil on trial, this is the story behind The Exorcism of Emily Rose.

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The Exorcism of Emily Rose, directed by Scott Derrickson (The Black Phone), follows an ambitious lawyer, Erin Bruner (Laura Linney), as she defends Father Moore (Tom Wilkinson) from murder charges after the tragic death of Emily Rose (Jennifer Carpenter). Was it divine intervention, or something far more sinister?

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