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- From the start of The Rite, Michael has a hard time having faith. Throughout his trainings, he debates with other priests about the likelihood of possession and the existence of the devil. His lack of faith is tied to his childhood, which the film shows in flashbacks.
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Did a car accident bring the real Michael Kovak back to his faith? No. Unlike in the movie The Rite, he was not a seminarian who had lost his faith. He was a fifty-year-old priest at the time and was asked by his bishop to participate in an exorcism course at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum University.
Realizing Michael is a skeptic and 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.
Jan 28, 2011 · This intense spiritual thriller revolves around two dramatically different characters. Michael Kovak is a seminarian on the verge of taking his priestly vows … or dropping out due to doubts about God’s existence. Father Lucas, in contrast, is a veteran—and unconventional—Italian exorcist.
- Mikael Håfström
After constant rebuking by the demon and a long, drawn-out fight, Michael regains his lost faith and is able to force the demon to reveal its name, Baal. He completes the exorcism, saying that he believes the demon exists, and he believes in an all powerful God as well.
Jan 28, 2011 · A: The Father Superior, sensing Michael’s lack of faith, makes him a deal that if he goes to Rome to learn about exorcisms and still wants to leave the church, then perhaps his debt can...
The Rite: Directed by Mikael Håfström. With Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciarán Hinds. American seminary student Michael Kovak travels to Italy to take an exorcism course.
