The Devil Conspiracy

The Devil Conspiracy is a 2022 science fiction horror film written and produced by Ed Alan and directed by Nathan Frankowski. It stars Alice Orr-Ewing, Joe Doyle, Eveline Hall, Peter Mensah, Joe Anderson, Spencer Wilding, Brian Caspe and James Faulkner.

The Devil Conspiracy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNathan Frankowski
Written byEd Alan
Produced byEd Alan
Starring
CinematographyMilan Chadima
Edited byNathan Frankowski
Music byAnne-Kathrin Dern
Production
companies
  • Czech Anglo Productions
  • Film Mode Entertainment
  • MBM3 Films
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10) (Brussels)
  • January 13, 2023 (2023-01-13)
Running time
111 minutes
Countries
  • Czech Republic
  • United States
Languages
  • English
  • Italian
Box office$888,454[1]

Filmed in the Czech Republic it was released at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival on September 10, 2022, and in theaters on January 13, 2023. The film received generally negative reviews from critics.

Synopsis

A biotech firm posing as a secret enigmatic cult is able to clone history's most impactful figures with cutting-edge technology using Jesus' DNA—DNA in which they have access to after stealing the Shroud of Turin.

Cast

Production

Principal photography took place in Prague and other Czech Republic locations from March to April 2019 under the tile, dEvil.[2][3]

Release and box office

The Devil Conspiracy was released at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival on September 10, 2022.[3] It was released theatrically on January 13, 2023, in the United States and Canada.[4] It grossed $765,218 in the United States and Canada and $123,236 in Russia for a worldwide total of $888,454.[1]

Critical reception

Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 27% based on 22 reviews.[5]

Dennis Harvey writing for Variety said "If they're game for CGI-laden eye candy that treats Biblical prophesies with about as much respectful seriousness as the National Treasure franchise did American history, they’ll be rewarded with a lively if overstuffed popcorn diversion". Describing it as a mashup of The Da Vinci Code and Rosemary's Baby, he praised Frankowski's "colorful stylistic" direction but called Alan's script "jumbled".[6] Matt Donato from IGN gave the film a score of six out of ten, saying The Devil Conspiracy is a high-concept religious action flick with horror influences that sells its ambitions short but still entertains despite itself".[7]

References
  1. "The Devil Conspiracy". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  2. "The Devil Conspiracy (dEvil)". Czech Film Commission. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  3. Pirodsky, Jason (August 31, 2022). "Prague-shot The Devil Conspiracy (dEvil) gets debut trailer ahead of world premiere". The Prague Reporter. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  4. Hamman, Cody (November 22, 2022). "The Devil Conspiracy trailer: Satanists plan to clone Jesus in January theatrical release". JoBlo. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  5. "The Devil Conspiracy". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  6. Harvey, Dennis (January 12, 2023). "The Devil Conspiracy Review: Sci-Fi Horror Action Meets Quasi-Religious Superheroics". Variety. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  7. Donato, Matt (January 12, 2023). "The Devil Conspiracy Review". IGN. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
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