Additional information for The Rite, which has a domestic theatrical release set for January 28, 2011. The film is being distributed by New Line Cinema and has not yet been rated. The Rite has a total running time of 114 minutes.
PG-13
USA
PG-13
Malaysia
14A
Canada
16
Ireland
15
UK
PG-13
Philippines
PG12
Japan
NC-16
Singapore
16
Argentina
IIB
Hong Kong
M/16
Portugal
14
Switzerland
M
Australia
16
Germany
15
South Korea
15
Sweden
K-15
Finland
VM14
Italy
16
Spain
114min
El rito
Argentina
El rito
Peru
El rito
Spain
El rito
Uruguay
Obred
Croatia
Obred
Serbia
Obred
Slovenia
Le rite
Canada
Le rite
Luxembourg
O Ritual
Brazil
O Ritual
Portugal
Η Τελετή
Greece
Ритуалът
Bulgaria
A rítus
Hungary
Ayin
Turkey
Egzorcizmas
Lithuania
El Rito
Mexico
I teleti
Greece
Il rito
Italy
Juay de rito
Mexico
Le Rite
France
Ritualen
Sweden
Ritualet
Denmark
Rytual
Poland
The Rite - Das Ritual
Germany
Za raito: Ekusoshisuto no shinjitsu
Japan
January 26, 2011
USA
January 28, 2011
Canada
January 28, 2011
USA
February 02, 2011
Egypt
February 02, 2011
Philippines
February 08, 2011
Argentina
February 10, 2011
Argentina
February 10, 2011
Singapore
February 11, 2011
Brazil
February 11, 2011
Turkey
February 17, 2011
Malaysia
February 17, 2011
Peru
February 18, 2011
Mexico
February 18, 2011
Panama
February 18, 2011
Uruguay
February 24, 2011
Greece
February 24, 2011
Hong Kong
February 25, 2011
Iceland
February 25, 2011
Ireland
February 25, 2011
UK
March 03, 2011
Netherlands
March 04, 2011
Finland
March 04, 2011
Sweden
March 09, 2011
France
March 10, 2011
Croatia
March 10, 2011
Denmark
March 10, 2011
Hungary
March 10, 2011
Portugal
March 11, 2011
Italy
March 17, 2011
Germany
March 17, 2011
Slovenia
March 18, 2011
Spain
March 25, 2011
Estonia
April 01, 2011
Lithuania
April 01, 2011
Poland
April 08, 2011
Bulgaria
April 09, 2011
Japan
April 20, 2011
South Korea
April 22, 2011
Cyprus
July 13, 2011
Luxembourg
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An American seminary student travels to Italy to take an exorcism course.
Michael Kovak (Colin O'Donoghue), disillusioned with his father, a mortuary owner, decides to enter a seminary school and abdicate his vows upon completion, thereby getting him a free college degree. Four years pass and Michael is being ordained to the diaconate at the seminary. However, after ordination he writes a letter of resignation to his superior, Father Matthew, citing a lack of faith. Father Matthew (Toby Jones), apparently wanting to talk Michael out of his decision attempts to catch up to Michael on the street. He trips as he walks over a curb, causing a biker to swerve into the path of an oncoming car. The young woman, believing Michael to be a priest after seeing his clerical garb, asks him for absolution. Unable to refuse, Michael comforts her and performs the ritual absolving her sins. Seeing how calmly he handled the situation, Father Matthew tells Michael he is called to be a priest, whether Michael believes this or not; he later approaches Michael with an invitation to travel to Rome in order to attend a class on exorcism. Michael reluctantly accepts after being told by Father Matthew that he will be levied a $100,000 student loan if he leaves immediately, but that if he still desires to resign from his position after taking the class, then he may be free to leave.During classes, he meets a young woman, Angelina (Alice Braga), who is also taking the course. He soon learns that she is a reporter who has been asked to cover the course for an article in a newspaper. Realizing Michael is a skeptic and is very tentative in his faith, Father Xavier (Ciarán Hinds) later asks Michael to see a friend of his, Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), who is a renowned Welsh Jesuit exorcist. Michael agrees and meets Father Lucas at his home, where he sees one of the priest's patients: a pregnant sixteen-year-old girl. It is later revealed that she was raped by her father, which led to her possession. However, Michael remains skeptical, even after witnessing several preternatural events, such as the girl coughing up three long nails and fluently speaking English. She pointedly reminds Michael of the last patient he performed embalming on and of his loathing for his father. He later speaks with Angelina again, who asks him to relay the information that he gets from Father Lucas to her, as she has tried to get an interview with him many times now but has been refused, and Michael declines. Meanwhile, the possessed girl's condition worsens, which prompts Father Lucas and Michael to have her taken to a hospital for further care. There, Father Lucas performs another exorcism on the girl while Michael observes; they leave the hospital room together with Michael leaving the hospital and Father Lucas staying overnight outside of the girl's room. Late that night, she miscarries, and the baby dies from cardiac arrest and the mother via blood loss. Disheartened, Father Lucas feels he has failed her. After Michael sees this he decides to confer with Angelina.After the death of the young woman, Father Lucas begins behaving strangely, exhibiting signs of demonic possession. Michael and Angelina later find him sitting outside of his house in the rain. Father Lucas takes them into his house and, knowing himself to be possessed, tells Michael that he needs to find Father Xavier in order to perform the exorcism. Angelina and Michael try desperately to contact and find Father Xavier; however, they learn that he is out of contact for 3 days. Learning this, Michael decides to perform the exorcism on his own, with Angelina present. After constant rebuking by the demon and a long, drawn out fight, Michael regains his once lost faith and is able to force the demon to reveal its name, which is Baal. He completes the exorcism and the demon leaves Father Lucas. Successful, Michael leaves Rome, returning to the United States and to his life.The final scene of the film shows Michael, now Father Michael Kovak, entering a confessional and beginning to hear a girl's confession, revealing that he has found his calling as a priest and did not resign.
Mikael Håfström
Director(s)
Michael Petroni
Matt Baglio
Writer(s)
Christopher Almerico
associate producer
Robert Bernacchi
executive producer
Merideth Finn
executive producer
Christy Fletcher
co-producer
Beau Flynn
producer
Mark Tuohy
co-producer
Gian Paolo Varani
line producer: Italy
Tripp Vinson
producer
Producer(s)
Alex Heffes
Composer(s)
Father Lucas Trevant
Anthony Hopkins
Michael Kovak
Colin O'Donoghue
Angeline
Alice Braga
Father Xavier
Ciarán Hinds
Istvan Kovak
Rutger Hauer
Father Matthew
Toby Jones
Rosaria
Marta Gastini
Aunt Andria
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Francesca
Arianna Veronesi
Vincenzo
Andrea Calligari
Eddie
Chris Marquette
Nina
Torrey DeVitto
Young Michael
Ben Cheetham
Sandra
Marija Karan
Woman in Exorcism Video
Rosa Pianeta
Doctor
Giampiero Ingrassia
Police Officer
Rosario Tedesco
Nurse
Cecilia Dazzi
Xavier's Secretary
Attila Bardóczy
Ethnic Nun
Nadia Kibout
Vatican Nun
Anita Pititto
Concierge (as Sándor Baranyai)
Sandor Baranyai
Young Girl
Fabiola Balestriere
Katalin Kovak
Anikó Vincze
Italian Doctor (voice)
Adriano Aragon
Doctor / Additional Voices (uncredited)
Peter Arpesella
Priest (uncredited)
Jasper Jacob
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Don Kress
(uncredited)
Nico Toffoli
Director(s)
Matt Baglio
Writer(s)
associate producer
Robert Bernacchi
executive producer
Merideth Finn
executive producer
Christy Fletcher
co-producer
Beau Flynn
producer
Mark Tuohy
co-producer
Gian Paolo Varani
line producer: Italy
Tripp Vinson
producer
Producer(s)
Composer(s)
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