Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism (also known as In God's Care) is a 2023 Australian horror film directed by Nick Kozakis and written by Alexander Angliss-Wilson. It stars Georgia Eyers, Dan Ewing, Tim Pocock, Rosie Traynor and Eliza Matengu.
Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism premiered in the Philippines on 8 March 2023, before having its world premiere at the 2023 Overlook Film Festival. It was released on video-on-demand (VOD) and digital platforms in North America on 6 April 2023 and it received a positive reviews from critics.
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Cast
Georgia Eyers as Lara
Dan Ewing as Ron Levonde
Tim Pocock as Daniel
Rosie Traynor as Barbara
Eliza Matengu as Dr. Marsa Walsh
John Wood as Detective Chambers
Ella Bourne as Allie Johnston
Sunny S. Liston as Lance
Carlia Capozza as Officer Kim Jones
Hugh Sexton as Plumber
Production
Filming took place in the Shire of Hepburn in Victoria, Australia, in November and December 2021.
Release
On 2 March 2023, it was announced that XYZ Films had acquired the North American distribution rights to Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism. An official trailer for the film was released on YouTube on 7 March 2023.
Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism premiered in the Philippines on 8 March 2023, playing at SM Cinema theatres. The film had its world premiere at the Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, between 30 March and 2 April 2023. It was released on video-on-demand (VOD) and digital platforms in North America on 6 April 2023.
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 85% based on 13 reviews. Natalia Keogan of Filmmaker praised Georgia Eyers's performance and wrote that, "It's interesting to see a horror film, call out dangerous religious rites instead of sensationalizing them—and even more so for one that's 'based on true events' (a case from 1994) to present tangible facts in lieu of obscuring them to create a more compelling narrative." Bloody Disgusting's Meagan Navarro gave the film a score of two out of five, criticizing its narrative as "stripped bare of anything outside its path toward exorcism-induced destruction" and its sound design as "overblown"; she called the film "effectively uncomfortable" but referred to it as "less successful in its attempts to infuse a fictional horror movie with true crime."