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{{Short description|2022 film directed by Nathan Frankowski}}
{{Short description|2022 film directed by Nathan Frankowski}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| image = DevilConspiracy.png
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| director = Nathan Frankowski
| director = Nathan Frankowski
| writer = Ed Alan
| writer = Ed Alan
| based_on =
| producer = Ed Alan
| producer = Ed Alan
| starring = {{plainlist|
| starring = {{plainlist|
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| cinematography = Milan Chadima
| cinematography = Milan Chadima
| editing = Nathan Frankowski
| editing = Nathan Frankowski
| music = [[Anne-Kathrin Dern]]
| music = Anne-Kathrin Dern
| studio = {{plainlist|
| studio = {{plainlist|
* Czech Anglo Productions
* Czech Anglo Productions
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* United States
* United States
}}
}}
| language = {{Plain list|
| language = English
* English
* Italian
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}}
| runtime = 111 minutes
| runtime = 111 minutes
| budget =
| budget =
| gross =$964,518<ref name="BOM"/>
| gross =$984,341<ref name="BOM"/>
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Filmed in the [[Czech Republic]] it was released at the [[Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival]] on September 10, 2022, and in theaters on January 13, 2023. The film received generally negative reviews from critics.
Filmed in the [[Czech Republic]] it was released at the [[Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival]] on September 10, 2022, and in theaters on January 13, 2023. The film received generally negative reviews from critics.


==Synopsis==
==Plot==
In a celestial conflict, [[Lucifer]] leads a rebellion and is cast into [[Hell]] by [[God]]. [[archangel|Archangel]] [[Michael (archangel)|Michael]] attempts to chain Lucifer, but denies his plea for support.
{{more plot|section|date=February 2023}}

A biotech firm posing as a secret enigmatic cult is able to clone history's most impactful figures with cutting-edge technology using Jesus' DNA{{emdash}}DNA in which they have access to after stealing the [[Shroud of Turin]].
In modern times, Laura investigates the angels' battle and is skeptical of its reality. A biotech firm, secretly a Lucifer-worshipping cult, aims to free Lucifer using the [[Shroud of Turin]]. The cult's leader Liz kills Father Marconi, steals the Shroud, and plans to use it to create a vessel for Lucifer.

Michael, possessing a priest, learns of a prophecy involving a wicked woman and a beast birthing Lucifer's vessel. Lucifer breaks free as cultists bring Laura and three other women: Sophia, Brenda, and Mia to their facility. The [[Beast of the Earth]] captures Laura and Sophia, but Lucifer possesses Sophia and kills the rest judging them as inadequate leaving only Laura for Lucifer to possess. Michael rescues Laura, encountering fallen angels who reveal the cult's plan to bring Hell to Earth.

Lucifer manipulates Laura, who momentarily breaks free, attempting suicide. Liz arrives, and Lucifer repossesses Laura to stop her. Michael retrieves his sword with the help of trapped souls. Laura gives birth to a child, fulfilling the prophecy. Michael reveals God's plan for the child to destroy Lucifer. Liz then decides to protect the baby and orders the cult's massacre.

Michael saves Laura, and together they confront Liz, revealing the truth. Laura escapes with the child, and Michael battles the Beast. He closes the portal to Hell using explosives, destroying the facility. The child, now safe, is taken to the Vatican.

In the aftermath, Michael frees trapped souls from Hell, narrating the world's salvation. Liz spots the child in a forest, whispering "Lucifer." Lucifer's essence escapes but is then absorbed by the child.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast list|
* [[Alice Orr-Ewing]] as Laura Milton
* [[Alice Orr-Ewing]] as Laura Milton
* Joe Doyle as Father Michael Marconi
* Joe Doyle as Father Marconi/Michael
* Eveline Hall as Liz
* Eveline Hall as Liz
* [[Peter Mensah]] as [[Michael (archangel)|Archangel Michael]]
* [[Peter Mensah]] as [[Michael (archangel)|Archangel Michael]]
* [[Joe Anderson (actor)|Joe Anderson]] as [[Lucifer]]
* [[Joe Anderson (actor)|Joe Anderson]] as [[Lucifer]]
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* [[Spencer Wilding]] as Beast of the Ground
* Brian Caspe as Dr. Laurent
* Brian Caspe as Dr. Laurent
* [[James Faulkner (actor)|James Faulkner]] as Cardinal Vincini
* [[James Faulkner (actor)|James Faulkner]] as Cardinal Vincini
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* [[Spencer Wilding]] as Beast of the Ground
* Victoria Chilap as Brenda
* Victoria Chilap as Brenda
* Wendy Rosas as Sophia
* Wendy Rosas as Sophia
* [[Natália Germáni|Natalia Germani]] as Alina
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}}


==Production==
==Production==
[[Principal photography]] took place in [[Prague]] and other [[Czech Republic]] locations from March to April 2019 under the tile, ''dEvil''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Devil Conspiracy (dEvil) |url=https://filmcommission.cz/en/film/devil/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Czech Film Commission|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/EnqYz|archive-date=February 7, 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Prague">{{Cite web |last=Pirodsky|first=Jason |date=2022-08-31 |title=Prague-shot ''The Devil Conspiracy'' (''dEvil'') gets debut trailer ahead of world premiere |url=https://www.praguereporter.com/home/2022/8/31/prague-shot-the-devil-conspiracy-devil-gets-debut-trailer-ahead-of-world-premiere/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=The Prague Reporter}}</ref>
[[Principal photography]] took place in [[Prague]] and other [[Czech Republic]] locations from March to April 2019, under the working title, ''dEvil''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Devil Conspiracy (dEvil)|url=https://filmcommission.cz/en/film/devil/|access-date=2023-02-07|website=Czech Film Commission|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230207180221/https://filmcommission.cz/en/film/devil/|archive-date=February 7, 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Prague">{{Cite web |last=Pirodsky |first=Jason |date=2022-08-31 |title=Prague-shot ''The Devil Conspiracy'' (''dEvil'') gets debut trailer ahead of world premiere |url=https://www.praguereporter.com/home/2022/8/31/prague-shot-the-devil-conspiracy-devil-gets-debut-trailer-ahead-of-world-premiere/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=The Prague Reporter |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207183224/https://www.praguereporter.com/home/2022/8/31/prague-shot-the-devil-conspiracy-devil-gets-debut-trailer-ahead-of-world-premiere/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Release and box office==
==Release and box office==
''The Devil Conspiracy'' was released at the [[Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival]] on September 10, 2022.<ref name="Prague"/> It was released theatrically on January 13, 2023, in the United States and Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamman |first=Cody |date=2022-11-22 |title=''The Devil Conspiracy'' trailer: Satanists plan to clone Jesus in January theatrical release |url=https://www.joblo.com/the-devil-conspiracy-trailer/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=[[JoBlo]]}}</ref> It grossed $765,218 in the United States and Canada and $199,300 in Russia for a worldwide total of $964,518.<ref name="BOM">{{Cite web |title=''The Devil Conspiracy'' |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt9663168/ |access-date=February 18, 2023 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>
''The Devil Conspiracy'' was released at the [[Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival]] on September 10, 2022.<ref name="Prague"/> It was released theatrically on January 13, 2023, in the United States and Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamman |first=Cody |date=2022-11-22 |title=''The Devil Conspiracy'' trailer: Satanists plan to clone Jesus in January theatrical release |url=https://www.joblo.com/the-devil-conspiracy-trailer/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=[[JoBlo]] |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207183225/https://www.joblo.com/the-devil-conspiracy-trailer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It grossed $765,218 in the United States and Canada. In Russia it grossed $193,793 and grossed $25,330 in [[Colombia]], making a worldwide total of $984,341.<ref name="BOM">{{Cite web |title=''The Devil Conspiracy'' |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt9663168/ |access-date=July 7, 2023 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] }}</ref>


===Critical reception===
===Critical reception===
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|26|4.10|23|consensus=|access-date=August 11, 2023|ref=y}} {{Metacritic film prose|37|six|ref=yes|access-date=August 11, 2023}}
Review aggregator website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported an approval rating of 27% based on 22 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-02-18|title=''The Devil Conspiracy''|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_devil_conspiracy|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>


Dennis Harvey writing for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said "If they're game for CGI-laden eye candy that treats Biblical prophesies with about as much respectful seriousness as the [[National Treasure (franchise)|''National Treasure'' franchise]] did American history, they’ll be rewarded with a lively if overstuffed popcorn diversion". Describing it as a mashup of ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'' and ''[[Rosemary's Baby (film)|Rosemary's Baby]]'', he praised Frankowski's "colorful stylistic" direction but called Alan's script "jumbled".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harvey |first=Dennis |date=2023-01-12 |title=''The Devil Conspiracy'' Review: Sci-Fi Horror Action Meets Quasi-Religious Superheroics |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/the-devil-conspiracy-review-1235486365/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Matt Donato from [[IGN]] gave the film a score of six out of ten, saying ''The Devil Conspiracy'' is a high-concept religious action flick with horror influences that sells its ambitions short but still entertains despite itself".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Donato |first=Matt |date=2023-01-12 |title=''The Devil Conspiracy'' Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-devil-conspiracy-review |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref>
Dennis Harvey writing for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said "If they're game for CGI-laden eye candy that treats Biblical prophesies with about as much respectful seriousness as the [[National Treasure (franchise)|''National Treasure'' franchise]] did American history, they’ll be rewarded with a lively if overstuffed popcorn diversion". Describing it as a mashup of ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'' and ''[[Rosemary's Baby (film)|Rosemary's Baby]]'', he praised Frankowski's "colorful stylistic" direction but called Alan's script "jumbled".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harvey |first=Dennis |date=2023-01-12 |title=''The Devil Conspiracy'' Review: Sci-Fi Horror Action Meets Quasi-Religious Superheroics |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/the-devil-conspiracy-review-1235486365/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207183222/https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/the-devil-conspiracy-review-1235486365/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Matt Donato from [[IGN]] gave the film a score of six out of ten, saying ''The Devil Conspiracy'' is a high-concept religious action flick with horror influences that sells its ambitions short but still entertains despite itself".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Donato |first=Matt |date=2023-01-12 |title=''The Devil Conspiracy'' Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-devil-conspiracy-review |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=[[IGN]] |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207183222/https://www.ign.com/articles/the-devil-conspiracy-review |url-status=live }}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|9663168}}
* {{Official website}}
* {{Allmovie title|734133}}
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{Allmovie title}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}
* {{Metacritic movie}}


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Latest revision as of 13:37, 1 April 2024

The Devil Conspiracy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNathan Frankowski
Written byEd Alan
Produced byEd Alan
Starring
CinematographyMilan Chadima
Edited byNathan Frankowski
Music byAnne-Kathrin Dern
Production
companies
  • Czech Anglo Productions
  • Film Mode Entertainment
  • MBM3 Films
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10) (Brussels)
  • January 13, 2023 (2023-01-13)
Running time
111 minutes
Countries
  • Tschechische Republik
  • Vereinigte Staaten
SpracheEnglisch
Box office$984,341[1]

The Devil Conspiracy is a 2022 science fiction horror film written and produced by Ed Alan and directed by Nathan Frankowski. It stars Alice Orr-Ewing, Joe Doyle, Eveline Hall, Peter Mensah, Joe Anderson, Spencer Wilding, Brian Caspe and James Faulkner.

Filmed in the Czech Republic it was released at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival on September 10, 2022, and in theaters on January 13, 2023. The film received generally negative reviews from critics.

Plot

[edit]

In a celestial conflict, Lucifer leads a rebellion and is cast into Hell by God. Archangel Michael attempts to chain Lucifer, but denies his plea for support.

In modern times, Laura investigates the angels' battle and is skeptical of its reality. A biotech firm, secretly a Lucifer-worshipping cult, aims to free Lucifer using the Shroud of Turin. The cult's leader Liz kills Father Marconi, steals the Shroud, and plans to use it to create a vessel for Lucifer.

Michael, possessing a priest, learns of a prophecy involving a wicked woman and a beast birthing Lucifer's vessel. Lucifer breaks free as cultists bring Laura and three other women: Sophia, Brenda, and Mia to their facility. The Beast of the Earth captures Laura and Sophia, but Lucifer possesses Sophia and kills the rest judging them as inadequate leaving only Laura for Lucifer to possess. Michael rescues Laura, encountering fallen angels who reveal the cult's plan to bring Hell to Earth.

Lucifer manipulates Laura, who momentarily breaks free, attempting suicide. Liz arrives, and Lucifer repossesses Laura to stop her. Michael retrieves his sword with the help of trapped souls. Laura gives birth to a child, fulfilling the prophecy. Michael reveals God's plan for the child to destroy Lucifer. Liz then decides to protect the baby and orders the cult's massacre.

Michael saves Laura, and together they confront Liz, revealing the truth. Laura escapes with the child, and Michael battles the Beast. He closes the portal to Hell using explosives, destroying the facility. The child, now safe, is taken to the Vatican.

In the aftermath, Michael frees trapped souls from Hell, narrating the world's salvation. Liz spots the child in a forest, whispering "Lucifer." Lucifer's essence escapes but is then absorbed by the child.

Cast

[edit]

Production

[edit]

Principal photography took place in Prague and other Czech Republic locations from March to April 2019, under the working title, dEvil.[2][3]

Release and box office

[edit]

The Devil Conspiracy was released at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival on September 10, 2022.[3] It was released theatrically on January 13, 2023, in the United States and Canada.[4] It grossed $765,218 in the United States and Canada. In Russia it grossed $193,793 and grossed $25,330 in Colombia, making a worldwide total of $984,341.[1]

Critical reception

[edit]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 26% of 23 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.10/10.[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 37 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.[6]

Dennis Harvey writing for Variety said "If they're game for CGI-laden eye candy that treats Biblical prophesies with about as much respectful seriousness as the National Treasure franchise did American history, they’ll be rewarded with a lively if overstuffed popcorn diversion". Describing it as a mashup of The Da Vinci Code and Rosemary's Baby, he praised Frankowski's "colorful stylistic" direction but called Alan's script "jumbled".[7] Matt Donato from IGN gave the film a score of six out of ten, saying The Devil Conspiracy is a high-concept religious action flick with horror influences that sells its ambitions short but still entertains despite itself".[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Devil Conspiracy". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Devil Conspiracy (dEvil)". Czech Film Commission. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Pirodsky, Jason (August 31, 2022). "Prague-shot The Devil Conspiracy (dEvil) gets debut trailer ahead of world premiere". The Prague Reporter. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  4. ^ Hamman, Cody (November 22, 2022). "The Devil Conspiracy trailer: Satanists plan to clone Jesus in January theatrical release". JoBlo. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "The Devil Conspiracy". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Devil Conspiracy". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  7. ^ Harvey, Dennis (January 12, 2023). "The Devil Conspiracy Review: Sci-Fi Horror Action Meets Quasi-Religious Superheroics". Variety. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Donato, Matt (January 12, 2023). "The Devil Conspiracy Review". IGN. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
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