The Devil Conspiracy
- IMDb link: 9663168
- IMDb rating: 4.6 (5,155 votes)
- Genres: Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller
- Director: Nathan Frankowski
- Cast: Peter Mensah, Alice Orr-Ewing, Joe Doyle, Eveline Hall and others
- Release date: 13 Jan 2023
- Release year: 2022
- Runtime: 111 minutes
- Country: Czech Republic
- Keywords: supernatural horror, cult, wicked, shroud of turin, university of turin, archangel michael character, turin italy, italy, reference to lucifer, begins with voice over narration
Plot:
In the celestial conflict, Lucifer (Joe Anderson) leads a rebellion and is cast into Hell by God. Archangel Michael (Peter Mensah) chains Lucifer in the Pit, denying his plea for support. In modern times, Laura (Alice Orr-Ewing) investigates the angels' battle and is skeptical of its reality. A biotech firm, secretly a Lucifer-worshiping cult, aims to free Lucifer using the Shroud of Turin. The cult's leader Liz (Eveline Hall) kills Father Marconi (Joe Doyle) steals the Shroud, and plans to use it to create a vessel for Lucifer. Michael, possessing Marconi's body, learns of a prophecy involving a wicked woman and a beast birthing Lucifer's vessel. Lucifer breaks free as cultists bring Laura and three other women: Sophia (Wendy Rosas), Brenda (Victoria Chilap), and Mia (Natassia Bustamante) to their facility. The Beast of the Ground (Spencer Wilding) captures Laura and Sophia, but Lucifer possesses Sophia and kills the rest judging them as inadequate leaving only Laura for Lucifer to possess. Michael rescues Laura, encountering fallen angels who reveal the cult's plan to bring Hell to Earth. Lucifer manipulates Laura, who momentarily breaks free, attempting suicide. Liz arrives, and Lucifer repossesses Laura to stop her. Michael retrieves his sword with the help of trapped souls. Laura gives birth to a child, fulfilling the prophecy. Michael reveals God's plan for the child to destroy Lucifer. Liz then decides to protect the baby and orders the cult's massacre. Michael saves Laura, and together they confront Liz, revealing the truth. Laura escapes with the child, and Michael battles the Beast. He closes the portal to Hell using explosives, destroying the facility. The child, now safe, is taken to the Vatican. In the aftermath, Michael frees trapped souls from Hell, narrating the world's salvation. Liz spots the child in a forest, whispering "Lucifer." Lucifer's essence escapes but is then absorbed by the child.