Summaries

Mythology and religious dogma are slowly revealed when an attractive young woman is approached by a modeling agency that pulls her into an underworld of priests that are not Christian but rather want to resurrect Satan by collecting the souls of 18 beautiful children.—Abby Rexroth

In Boston, the music teacher Hugh Stanton, his wife, the writer Norah Stanton, and their teenager daughter Lucy are a happy family. On the day of Hugh's birthday, Norah and Lucy organize a surprising party for him. Norah is researching the Etruscan civilization and has an interview with the notorious Father Simeon, who is the leader of a sect that worship Satan, and she brings Lucy with her. They meet Father Simeon and Lucy leaves her mother to receive the guests of the party. Out of the blue, her mother commits suicide jumping off the roof of the building. While grieving the loss of her mother, Lucy turns into a rebellious teenager and soon she is invited to move to Rome by a modeling agency to take photos against the will of her father. The reluctant Hugh travels with Lucy to satisfy her dream and the farmer Maria Elena lodges them in her farmhouse. Meanwhile, Father Simeon and his sect believe that Satan will reborn soon and will choose a beautiful youth among eighteen called "angels" to return to Earth, and Lucy is the Eighteenth Angel.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • father daughter relationship
  • train
  • impalement
  • monastery
  • human experimentation
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Horror
Release date Dec 5, 1997
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Formello, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Production companies Rysher Entertainment

Box office

Budget $25000000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 35m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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