: As the church is excavated, unexplained events and violent occurrences plague the surrounding village and the dig site. Merrin discovers that the church was actually built to "seal" an ancient underground temple dedicated to the demon Pazuzu .
: Merrin eventually realizes that a young boy, and later a doctor named Sarah, has been possessed by the demon. To save them and combat the evil, he is forced to reclaim his faith and perform his first exorcism, setting the stage for his eventual return to the church. Key Details Director : Renny Harlin. L'esorcista - La genesi (2004)
: This film was famously re-shot by Harlin after the studio was dissatisfied with an earlier, more psychological version directed by Paul Schrader. Schrader's version was eventually released in 2005 as Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist . L'esorcista - La genesi (2004) : As the church is excavated, unexplained events
: Stellan Skarsgård as Father Merrin, Izabella Scorupco as Sarah, and James D'Arcy as Father Francis. To save them and combat the evil, he
: Merrin is invited to join a British archaeological expedition in a remote region of Kenya. The team has uncovered a perfectly preserved 5th-century Byzantine church that appears to have been buried immediately after it was built.