When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.

Laura Linney
as Erin Bruner

Tom Wilkinson
as Father Moore

Campbell Scott
as Ethan Thomas

Jennifer Carpenter
as Emily Rose

Kenneth Welsh
as Dr. Mueller

Mary Beth Hurt
as Judge Brewster

Colm Feore
as Karl Gunderson

Henry Czerny
as Dr. Briggs

Shohreh Aghdashloo
as Dr. Adani

Duncan Fraser
as Dr. Cartwright
slayrrr666
During the trial for his events, a lawyer tries to help her client, a priest, seek the truth about what happened to the young woman who died under his care while performing an exorcism to cure her of a demonic possession and eventually lets the truth about it be known. This wasn't anywhere as bad...
Wuchak
**_Scares the hell out of ya_** This was based on the actual story of a German girl who died while being exorcised in the late 1970s. The priest was then put on trial for neglectful homicide. Google it for details. Erin Bruner (Laura Linney) plays an agnostic who defends the priest (Tom Wilkin...