The Prophecy

This article is about a feature film. For other works of the same name, see Prophecy (disambiguation) .

Movie
German title	The Prophecy
Original title	Bless the Child
Country of production	USA , Germany
original language	English
Publishing year	2000
length	107 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Chuck Russell
script	Thomas Rickman , Clifford Green , Ellen Green
production	Mace Neufeld
music	Christopher Young
camera	Peter Menzies Jr.
cut	Alan Heim
occupation
Kim Basinger : Maggie O'Connor Jimmy Smits : Agent John Travis Holliston Coleman : Cody O'Connor Rufus Sewell : Eric Stark Angela Bettis : Jenna O'Connor Christina Ricci : Cheri Post Michael Gaston : Det. Frank Bugatti Lumi Cavazos : Sister Rosa Dimitra Arliss : Dahnya Eugene Lipinski : Stuart Anne Betancourt : Maria Ian Holm : Reverend Grissom Helen Stenborg : Sister Joseph

The prophecy is a horror - thriller by Chuck Russell from the year 2000 . The film is based on the novel of the same name by Cathy Cash Spellman .

action

On Christmas Day, Maggie O'Connor receives a surprise visit from her sister Jenna in New York, whom she has not seen for a long time. Jenna is not only addicted to heroin, but now has a baby. A violent argument breaks out between the two women. Eventually Jenna leaves the house without taking little Cody back with her. Maggie, who works as a nurse in a hospital, unexpectedly becomes a surrogate mother and takes increasing pleasure in the girl. As it turns out, Cody is autistic and appears to have unusual abilities as well.

Some time later, Jenna suddenly reappears with her obscure husband Eric Stark and asks Maggie to give her Cody back. Maggie persistently refuses, but ultimately cannot prevent the girl from being kidnapped . When she turns to for help, the police, represents FBI -Agent John Travis, an expert on ritual murders , found that other missing and murdered children discovered the same day as Cody had birthday. During their research they come across a sect , "The New Dawn", which is led by the devil worshiper Eric. The children were sacrificed in ritual practices because, being innocent, they did not pass the test given by Eric. Only Cody is the chosen one and should be won over to the side of evil.

Reviews

• "With" Die Prophezeiung ", producer Mace Neufeld has succeeded in creating a film that can definitely keep up with big blockbusters in terms of claim, action and tension. Above all, the acting performance of the only seven-year-old Cody stands out among all actors. Even Kim Basinger embodies the role of the sensitive and loving surrogate mother extremely convincingly. ”- cineclub.de
• "Moderately exciting, largely predictable horror film that shows good and bad in simple black and white painting and gets lost in a kidnapping and custody drama." - Lexicon of international film

Awards

• Nominations for Young Actor Award at the Saturn Award and Young Artist Award 2001
• Blockbuster Entertainment Award for supporting actress 2001

Web links

• The prophecy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The Prophecy in the online movie database
• The prophecy atRotten Tomatoes(English)
• The prophecy at Metacritic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Prophecy. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 17, 2020 .