| When
an excommunicated priest dies under mysterious
circumstances, his protégée, Alex (Heath Ledger), is
sent to Rome by Cardinal Driscoll (Peter Weir) to
investigate. Like his late mentor, Alex is one of the
last of a secret, ancient order, trained to face and
exorcise demons, spirits, ghosts, and evil entities. Alex and his
fellow priest, Tommy (Mark Addy), discover that a
"sin eater," a mysterious being that literally
eats sins to release the soul of those who the Catholic
Church refuses to administer last rites (i.e. the
excommunicated, suicides, etc.) exists and may have had
a hand in the mysterious death. The two are ordered to
track down the creature, William Eden (Benno Furmann).
But is it a man or a beast? Is Eden compassionate and
good, or evil and vindictive? Is he a threat to the
church, or simply an embarrassment? Eden tries to draw
Alex into his world, calling into question everything
the priest believes and loves. Director Brian Helgeland
(PAYBACK, A KNIGHT'S TALE) also wrote and co-produced
the film, which poses some interesting questions about
ancient rituals, secrecy in the church, and the lengths
men will go to for power. THE ORDER also stars Shannyn
Sossamon!!
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- Attractive Retail Box
- Genre:
Horror/Suspense, Horror, Thriller, Murder
- Rating:
R (MPAA)
- Rating Reason:
For Violent Images, Sexuality,
and Language.
- Starring: Mark
Addy, Benno Furmann, Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon,
Peter Weller
- Directed By: Brian
Helgeland
- Release Information:
- Studio: Fox Home Entertainment
- Theatrical Release Date: September
5, 2003
- DVD Release Date: December 30, 2003
- Run Time: 102 minutes
- Production Company: Fox
- Package Type: Keep Case
- Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other
countries.
- Aspect Ratio(s):
- Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1
- Full Screen (Standard) - 1.33:1
- Available Audio Tracks:
- English (Dolby Digital 5.1
Surround)
- English (Dolby Digital 2.0
Surround)
- Available Subtitles: English and
Spanish
- Languages:
English and French
- Closed Captioned:
Yes
- Bonus Features:
- Audio Commentary by Director Brian
Helgeland
- Unrated Deleted Scenes and Dailies
with Optional Director's Commentary
- Theatrical Trailer
- Interactive Features:
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Access
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