{"id":376503,"date":"2025-08-27T02:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T02:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/376503\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T02:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T02:31:12","slug":"the-ritual-starring-al-pacino-dan-stevens-possesses-blu-ray-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/376503\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Ritual&#8217; Starring Al Pacino &#038; Dan Stevens Possesses Blu-ray in September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Based on a true story of demonic possession, <strong>The Ritual<\/strong> will be released on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45IwxBq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blu-ray and DVD<\/a> on <strong>September 9<\/strong> from XYZ Films.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Al Pacino<\/strong> and <strong>Dan Stevens<\/strong> star as two priests, one questioning his faith and one reckoning with a troubled past, who must put aside their differences to save a possessed young woman through a dangerous series of exorcisms.<\/p>\n<p>Special features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Making of The Ritual<\/li>\n<li>Keeping the Faith<\/li>\n<li>The Script<\/li>\n<li>Based on a True Story<\/li>\n<li>Buzzfeed Interviews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The horror film is said to be an authentic portrayal of the Emma Schmidt case, which remains the most thoroughly documented exorcism in American history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Midell<\/strong> directs from a script he co-wrote with <strong>Enrico Natale<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ashley Greene<\/strong> (Twilight), <strong>Abigail Cowen<\/strong> (\u201cChilling Adventures of Sabrina\u201d), and <strong>Patricia Heaton<\/strong> (\u201cEverybody Loves Raymond\u201d) round out the cast.<\/p>\n<p>Meagan Navarro <a href=\"https:\/\/bloody-disgusting.com\/reviews\/3871204\/the-ritual-review-the-latest-exorcism-horror-movie-commits-the-cardinal-cinema-sin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote in her review<\/a>, \u201cThe \u2018based on a true 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