Deus Irae, the debut feature of Argentine filmmaker Pedro Cristiani, has North American distribution rights thanks to XYZ Films, and debuts a trailer that showcases the terrifying movie about extreme exorcism.
Deus Irae Trailer
Variety had the exclusive premiere of the trailer and details about its North American acquisition.
The story of Deus Irae is about Father Javier, a priest living a fractured existence. On one side, he assists families who claim to have witnessed miracles, and on the other, he belongs to a trio of excommunicated priests who hunt the possessed down to exorcize them under their own terms: with Bibles, fire, and shotguns.
But when the only way to crush Evil is by becoming something even worse, he must question how much of his own humanity — or sanity — he’s willing to sacrifice to defeat the Devil.
The movie is based on a short of the same name, which had earned 25 international festival awards. The full film has been traveling the festival circuit as a work in progress, but it still found acclaim and prizes from the likes of the Sitges Film Festival.
