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Deliver Us



IMDb Info

Release Year: 2023
Runtime: 1h 43m
Country: USA, Estonia
Language: English, Estonian
Genre Tags: Horror
Plot Summary: When a nun in a remote convent claims immaculate conception, the Vatican sends a team of priests to investigate, concerned about an ancient prophecy that a woman will give birth to twin boys: one the Messiah, the other the Anti-Christ.

Poster - Title Card


phancy.com rating:

phancy.com notes: A Catholic fever dream. A nun immaculately conceives and births two twins, one the son of god, one the son of the devil. Some Zorastrians want to kill… one of them? The priest sent to investigate is taking one last job before he quits to be with his girlfriend, who is bearing his child. Also, it might be the end of the world? And his girlfriend's family is somehow involved? None of this seemed that necessary to the overarching plot, yet there it was. Nothing is particularly clear in this movie, and there's either too much extra plot or not enough. Or both at the same time. But it has IDEAS, and it is swinging HARD at them. There are a million baffling decisions in this movie, but they're all clearly decisions the writer/producer/director/star made. (Yes, you read that correctly.) You can feel the heavy weight of his intention, but very little intent actually makes it through. I gave it bonus star for the 110% commitment to its wild combo of serious discussions of faith, graphic violence and nudity, murky lighting, aggressive bass-laden score, and numerous jump scares and dream sequences. (Also, the movie never displays its title.)


Outside Reviews:

Simon Abrams
3 out of 4 stars - rogerebert.com

“Deliver Us” stands apart from many other recent indie genre movie throwbacks given a flurry of endearingly creaky and lurid flourishes. It’s not enough to mimic yesteryear’s Eurosleazy genre movie ripoff cinema. To approach those depths of crass greatness, you should also be so committed to the gonzo reality that you’re depicting that you and your collaborators appear a little blinkered, regardless of your imaginative reach or technical polish. So many creative choices in “Deliver Us” left me wondering what year it was and how this movie wasn’t released with the alternate title of “Beyond the Door VII: More Doors, More Problems.”