The Last Exorcism Page #2

Synopsis: In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the evangelical Reverend Cotton Marcus was raised by his father to be a preacher. He agrees that the filmmaker Iris Reisen and the cameraman Daniel Moskowitz make a documentary about his life. Cotton tells that when his wife Shanna Marcus had troubles in the delivery of their son Justin, he prioritized the doctor help to God and since then he questions his faith. Further, he tells that exorcisms are frauds but the results are good for the believers because they believe it is true. When Cotton is summoned by the farmer Louis Sweetzer to perform an exorcism in his daughter Nell, Cotton sees the chance to prove to the documentary crew what he has just told. They head to Ivanwood and they have a hostile reception from Louis's son Caleb. Cotton performs the exorcism in Nell, exposing his tricks to the camera, but sooner they learn that the dysfunctional Sweetzer family has serious problems.
Director(s): Daniel Stamm
Production: Lionsgate
  7 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
63
Rotten Tomatoes:
72%
PG-13
Year:
2010
87 min
$40,990,055
Website
683 Views


Well basically, everything changed.

When Justin was born.

He was born early. And so there was

awhile where we weren't sure

our son was gonna be alive! And...

We finally! We found out

that he was gonna be okay.

and at that moment..

Cotton was so relieved. And he... he would just

we were so lucky, we were so lucky.

The best I can do is say,

thank you doctor you know.

I should be thanking God but...

but that wasn't my first thought.

Well, It's just wasn't.

And that realisation really shook me.

A real crisis of faith.

I started to question why my actions

actually believe in God in the first place.

I just boomed you know I started preaching so early?

Felt good! I got rewards for being

good! So who wants to stop that.

Even when I started having this revelation of...

Maybe I don't believe in God.

and yet I so... presenting myself as a preacher.

It didn't stop me.

I mean... it's was on autopilot.

It's what I do.

Well! It wasn't easy, you know it got harder.

I wouldn't lie about that.

He would eventually, at some point anyway.

But there was this one story.

A little boy named Victor. Erm...

His name is Victor Turoy from Harrisberg, Texas.

This little boy was autistic.

and he was suffocated to death.

During an exorcism,

With well meaning people trying to

get this demon outta this child.

I remember that article and at the same time...

Justin was about this boy's age. And

I started having this...

recurring nightmare.

Where I was the exorcist and I was wrapping

a plastic bag around my own son's head.

Watching my son die everynight, breaking out in cold sweat.

Not long after that

I was in there washing dishes.

He came out of the office and he had this

story about the new Pope opening an exorcism academy.

And he was visibly shaken.

And he said:
"Do you know how

many people this will hurt? "

That's really when I decided... that... that,

Well! I'm done.

I not participanting... anyway what I wanna do?

is expose exorcisms for the scam that that really is.

And that's why we're doing this.

So what if I could expose for what it really is.

and save one kid from a plastic bag wrapped around his face.

That sounds like God's work.

Well! I thought how we'll do this. We will open an envelope.

and we will follow that request to wherever that takes us.

and I'll let you follow me.

And that way you can film all the behind the scenes.

my exorcism.

Pick the one on top!

From Ivanwood, Louisiana.

They're basically the same.

They're a whole bunch of people out there,who are

definitely convinced...

that they're possessed or possibly

some sort of crop failure or...

something wrong with the livestock.

I feel that I am building up a case of possession

by the Devil himself...

My livestock is being slaughtered nightly.

Little doubt who's being doing the ....

Looks like we'll going to Ivanwood.

Your daddy's pants look like satanic.

Break a leg! Love you.

- Give me a hug?

Bye guys! Love ya.

Where's amazing down here. Got

a real unique feel.

Nothing like it in any other part of the country.

Some of the plantation here have been standing

over hundreds of years.

This is the only part of the country that

I'm been thought... has six different flags. So...

there's a mix of culture and superstition

and folklore down here.

You got Voodoo. You got early Catholic's,

Pentecostalism.

all the different beliefs...

rubbing up against one another.

And they all looking at the saviour. They're

all looking for the answer.

There is a lot of illiteracy

and a lot of poverty.

And... between that and the "stop in time"

feel of the place.

It's like a... suitable breeding ground for...

Demons and evil.

I can't fight the devil

without armor!

Fraid that's a little...

Tight down here.

Sorry, sorry.

Yeah! I'm gonna miss this.

Maybe I'll sell real estate.

Afraid Louisiana ain't a day ferriet none.

Demon... is coming your way!

Down here against 5 people got a demon story. They'll

give you 10 demon stories.

You want me to remember that?

- Sure. Absolutely.

Is Bush that way as well?

- Yeah Bush is that way.

Okay.

- Be careful going on Bush. You

hear so many things going on about backwater.

I think the the very gates of hell!

is right over there. Right off Bush Drive...

- Would you, would you...

The merry gates to hell!

There's a cult in this area... There's a temple.

- Oh!

Not, not here, that's... can't describe

it exactly where it is now. But...

When you get to... specific.

They'll give you the specifics.

This guy that ran the cult was so...

SO disturbed!

That he actually thought that he,

would like... he ate it to like feed you know.

Feed human souls!

- Sure.

to the devil or whatever.

Where are the UFO landing site at?

Oh! That is actually in that direction!

Maybe we can ask this guy.

Stop. Stop here.

Ask him?

Good Afternoon.

- You guys making a movie?

We're making a documentary. How's it going?

Yeah, I like documentaries.

Oh great! We'll looking for the Sweetzer Farm?

Can you help me? - What's your name?

Ah... ah Reverend Cotton Marcus.

Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you too.

Sweetzer Farm?

- Those?

I'm Uris and this is Daniel.

- Hey!

We're behind schedule so...

No, no problem.

The Sweetzer Farm, please?

- Right!

You're going the wrong direction.

You wanna make a U turn.

Actually.

- Okay!

You wanna take this road.

Go straight.

See things very simple ...Keep on going.

And hit the highway,

Okay?

And I want you to go back. Where you came from.

Are you kidding?

No! I'm not.

- Gotcha!

Thank you.

Sorry about that!

Woah, woah, woah!

- Jesus!

Woah! What's he doing, what's he doing?

- Jesus Christ! Go, Go!

Are you okay?

- Yeah...

Seems like the end of the road.

There's a tractor. Can't see anyone in it.

There's a farmhouse.

There's where we got to be at.

Mr. Sweetzer?

How you doing?

Cotton Marcus.

Nice to meet you. Pardon my dress.

But it's a work day

........

Oh. Hey! Watch out for this kid.

We just met him on the road.

I apologize. That's my son.

Caleb.

My apologies...

- What did he do?

Well...

No apologies... just a misunderstanding.

We asked for directions...

And that's the end of the matter.

Hi! Good to see you again.

Hello. What is good to see.

What's your problem boy?

You got cameras?

I'll tell you about that...

These are my friends they came with me...

Uris...

- Hi! How are you?

And Daniel.

- Hi!

Appreciate it. Amm....

I'd like you to turn the camera off.

Let's go ahead and turn it off. Right now.

And let's go talk about it right now.

- Yeah. Great!

This is the second bull I've lost.

I thought it was Louis not Nell.

I don't like working with kids.

That's from last night.

One each like this everytime I lay down.

She doesn't remember doing this!

No sir.

She doesn't remember anything.

And so... it really frightened her.

A lot!

Hi Nell! Is that Nell?

Yes! I hear my brother's workings.

Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

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