Title Exorcist The Beginning Overview Having lived through traumatizing events during WWII, Father Lankester Merrin takes a sabbatical from the Church to conduct archaeological excavations in British-administered East Africa. Merrin unearths an ancient Byzantine church believed have been built and then immediately buried to keep down evil from the crypt below. The natives are convinced that uncovering the church has unleashed a demon, and begin to violently clash with the British military troops. As the village rapidly disintegrates into chaos and war, Merrin must face-off with the demon which has taken possession of somebody close to him. Tagline Go back to where the horror began. Genres Horror, Mystery, Thriller Keywords secret, obsession, exorcism, remake, priest, good vs evil, paganism, devil, archaeologist, demonic possession, relic, crisis of faith, archaeological dig Production Companies Morgan Creek Productions, Dominion Productions Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 114 Release Year 2004
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 78 million USD