Camp Hope (2010) Movie Script

...devotion to you,
Blessed Mother,
for the repose of the soul of my father,
Romeo Garbellotto.
May he be spared
the tortures of purgatory
and be whisked to the bosom
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Amen.
- Amen.
Praise God.
Are you packed,
young man?
I have your
albuterol.
Yeah, I'm almost done.
Is Grandpa
in heaven now?
I hope so, sweetie.
But every day
we have to offer up
our deeds
and our prayers
so that he might leave purgatory
and enter heaven.
What's purgatory?
Tell your sister
what purgatory is.
Purgatory is a state
in which those suffer for a time
who have died guilty
of venial sins
or who have not satisfied
punishment for their sins.
I have no idea
what he just said.
Thank you, sweetheart.
I don't either.
Purgatory is like jail.
It's a place
of suffering we go
so that our soul
may be purified
so that we are ready
to meet God.
Do I have to go
to purgatory?
Everybody goes
to purgatory.
Shh, no. No, sweetie.
You're a good girl.
Just be God's girl.
The world out there...
they want to take that away from you...
your right
to go to heaven.
That's why you need to get
on your knees every day and thank...
Tommy's going
to hell.
Rose, bite your tongue.
That's not nice.
He is. When he's
babysitting me
and you're
at your meetings,
he makes me go to bed early
so he can talk to his girlfriend.
And the community says
it's a sin to have a girlfriend.
- He does, I swear.
- Shut up, Rose.
Do not tell your sister
to shut up.
And no swearing,
young lady.
It's not a sin
to have a girlfriend.
It's just your brother's
too young.
When do I get to go to camp?
When you're older.
But now you get
to go to bed.
I have to pack.
I hate you.
Hello.
Father Phineas McAllister
to see Daniel Jacobs.
Yes, Father.
Father McAllister
is here
for his appointment
with Daniel Jacobs.
Hello, Daniel.
How have you been
this week?
Have you been eating?
Daniel?
Son, you can't hide
from me forever.
It's over
six months now.
Daniel.
Are you hearing me
at all, son?
I'm going away
for the next two weeks.
I'll be at camp
with the children
from the community.
Daniel, may I see that?
May I see your book?
Please.
Daniel, listen to me.
Listen now.
There is hope.
I have offered it to you
time and again.
Now just take the hand
that is in front of you.
Huh?
I'm damned, Father.
And you...
you, my priest,
have failed me,
just like you have
always failed.
No.
Yes, you have failed.
You have failed.
You have failed.
You will leave this earth
having left no mark,
just scars.
You failed.
You failed yourself
and you betrayed
your sister
because you do not
trust in God.
Are you happy
with your life, Father?
Are you... are you proud
of all that you've accomplished?
I'm a servant
of the Lord.
Nothing happens on this earth
without God's permission?
- Nothing.
- Huh.
Well, then I hate God...
as should you.
Daniel, now...
No, I was reading
the Old Testament.
I was reading
the Book of Tobias...
the Book of Tobias.
The demon Asmodeus killed seven men
before God intervened
and sent Raphael the Archangel
to bind Asmodeus...
seven men.
That's God's will.
There's no...
there no hope.
There's only God's will.
Daniel, please.
Your time is up.
And you will not see me
again after today.
That's God's will.
That's...
that's God's will.
Goodbye, Father.
Daniel?
Did you know about this, folks?
These Islamo-Fascist
extremists
are using children
as decoys
to get past
the military checkpoints
and detonate
their car bombs.
These are the kind of animals
we are dealing with.
And it is getting sicker
every day.
Don't ask me. Just look...
Thank you.
You're going to hell!
God is a loser!
All right, this is it.
Come here.
I want to pray
over you.
O Jesus,
you are our hope.
Please find your way
into my son's heart.
Transform him into a man,
a warrior for Your kingdom.
Keep the devil and all his demons
far away from him
and protect him from
the sins of the flesh.
We ask all this
in Your name.
And please, Dad,
watch over him.
Amen.
Okay, I am going to give
this one to the nurse.
You look like you're going to prison.
What's the matter?
I'm fine.
Hey, just try
to have fun, okay?
It is camp after all.
Concentration camp.
They do still have
the camp dance, don't they?
Perhaps you and Melissa
might share a dance.
Huh?
I love you.
Hello, brother Jack,
John.
Hey brother.
How are you?
God is good.
- How are you, John?
- Lost all my clients, but...
Yes, I know.
I'm so sorry.
Here.
Thanks, Dad.
- Be good.
- Be good, you guys.
We love you, sweetie.
Nice.
I know I'm gonna get stuck
bunking with Jimmy.
Is that a problem, brother?
Looks like we're
bunking together, Tommy.
Looks that way.
Hallelujah, brother.
Hallelujah.
Hey Jack.
All right,
boys, welcome.
Welcome to another year
of servant training at Camp Hope.
I am Christian Bonderman.
I will be your pastoral counselor.
Some of you have already
worked with me
as your young adult
leader back home.
Everyone here has completed 10th grade
at the community high school.
Everyone's made commitments
to Young Adults.
We all know the rules
we are expected to live by,
but just so
we are all clear, okay?
There's no sign
or representation
of youth culture
that is allowed.
There's no rock music.
There's no rock paraphernalia.
There's no magazines
of any kind
that relate
to youth culture.
Your cell phones,
otherwise knows as hell phones,
are strictly prohibited.
I hear any of these
"Funky Town" ringtones,
I'm gonna
wring your neck, okay?
There's no exclusive
girl-boy relationships.
There's no
one-on-one time
with any female
at any time.
And you must wear pants
at all times
except during swimming,
when modest bathing suits
are allowed.
Now the sisters, don't worry,
will be held to the same standards.
They must wear skirts
at all times, all right?
And finally,
leaving the camp grounds
is strictly prohibited.
Any violation
of these rules
will result in expulsion
from the camp.
Are we clear?
Yeah, no food, no fun,
no girls. Got it.
I'm here to support you
in living up to your commitments
so that your time here
can best be spent
to get each and every one of you closer
to the Lord Jesus.
Say amen.
Jack.
Okay, to begin with,
I'm gonna need to inspect
all your belongings,
make sure we're all on
the same page, okay? All right?
Unity, brothers.
All right?
Please have your bags open
and ready for inspection.
James, we'll start
with you.
What've you got?
Let me get this
out of the way.
What do we have?
Let's see.
Why do you need this?
You don't even shave.
Um...
What's...?
Wait a minute.
Oh, what's this?
The jelly bean factory?
That's nice.
This is not a good start.
I get hungry sometimes.
Jesus got hungry in the desert
for 40 days and 40 nights.
I'm disappointed.
- I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry for you.
Okay, Tommy,
what about you?
You're reading this
on your own?
Yeah.
Wow, that's good.
Very good, Tommy.
You should all be
reading Dante.
Jack, what about you?
What is this?
Yes, that would be
"Spawn" number nine.
It's very good.
Look at this.
That's Angela...
very nice.
This... I can't
let you keep this.
This is an occasion
of sin.
- I'm confiscating this.
- You can't do that.
Yes, I can. You know what else
I can do? I can do this.
What are you doing?
Are you gonna test me?
Pick it up and pray
for God's mercy.
Pick it up!
Christian,
my stuff's over here
if you want
to take a look.
# This is the day,
this is the day #
# That the Lord has made #
# That the Lord
has made #
# This is the day
that the Lord has made #
# Let us rejoice #
# And be glad in it #
# This is the day,
this is the day #
# That the Lord
has made. #
Amen. Hallelujah.
Praise Jesus Christ.
Holy is Your name.
Bless Jesus.
Please be seated,
brothers and sisters.
This is the day.
Well, we are at war,
brothers and sisters...
at war with the world,
at war with the flesh
and at war with the devil
Satan and his dominion.
By all indications,
brothers and sisters,
we are living
in the end times.
And make no mistake about it...
the devil is real.
And what's worse,
he knows he has lost.
So like a cornered,
wounded animal,
he will lash out
and take
as many of each and every one
of you to him as he can
before he is cast down
into that fiery pit forever.
The beast walks.
Now what we know
of Satan
and his demons...
they know the world
and its rules
far better than we do.
So he will use your
imagination against you.
He will use your lusts
against you.
And he will use
your pride
to deceive
and devour you.
And that is why
we are so fortunate,
brothers and sisters,
to be called here
to this camp
at this time...
this moment.
The Kingdom of Heaven
is yours if you take it.
If not, tortures
beyond your comprehension
will be your lot
for eternity.
Now Jesus gives us
no other choice.
So rise.
Rise, brothers and sisters.
Rise, children of God,
and take that
which He has offered you.
# All hail the power
of Jesus' name #
# Let angels prostrate fall #
# Bring forth the royal diadem #
# And crown him #
# Lord of all #
# Bring forth the royal diadem #
# And crown him #
# Lord of all. #
Amen. Praise Jesus.
Come on, Jesus.
Hallelujah.
Lord Jesus.
Lord Jesus, protect me.
Protect me, Lord.
Lord Jesus, protect me.
Lead us not
into temptation,
but deliver us
from evil.
Amen.
Okay, mass 7:00 A.M.
sharp tomorrow.
Brothers and sisters,
go in peace.
Amen.
- Are you all right?
- Yeah.
Did Tommy get into
the liquor cabinet again?
You told me
that was behind you.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
Why?
I don't know.
You went down pretty hard there.
I was kind of
worried about you.
Yeah, it was
a little unusual.
I'm fine.
Well, at least
you didn't get hurt.
Brothers need to be
folding chairs now,
not socializing
with the sisters, okay?
Good night.
Truck!
Jimmy, it's just a joke.
Oh shit,
he's having a seizure.
- Jimmy, this is a joke.
- Jimmy, Jimmy.
- Jimmy, Jimmy.
- Let me get this in his mouth.
Someone get Christian.
Go!
Well, from what
the boys tell me,
seems like it was a stimulus-sensitive
myoclonic seizure.
What?
What is that?
It's a seizure
brought on
by a sudden light
and/or surprise.
Apparently they were
playing a little joke on him.
We're checking
with the parents
to see if he has
a history of seizures.
And we're gonna take him
to the hospital now just in case, okay?
I'm sorry, Jimmy.
I never thought...
I'm sorry.
It was a joke
my brothers played
on me all the time.
Yeah, well, you of all people
should know better, Tim.
You have to think about caring
for your brother next time, okay?
Okay?
Yeah. Yeah.
Of course.
# Be Thou my vision... #
Timothy,
the body of Christ.
# O Lord of my heart #
# Naught be all else
to me... #
- John, the body of Christ.
- Amen.
# Save that Thou art #
# Thou my best thought... #
Thomas,
the body of Christ.
# By day of by night... #
Amen.
# Waking or sleeping #
# Thy presence my light. #
# Won't let the devil, get out #
# I'm gonna let it shine #
# Won't let the devil, get out... #
Father.
Yes, Thomas,
how can I help you?
I was hoping we could talk.
I've been having...
We have time.
I will come find you.
Yes, sir.
Thank you very much, sir.
Brothers, I have
our schedule for today.
After morning prayer time
we'll break up into groups.
Your groups will be designated
by your bunk placements.
All right? And then after lunch
we'll have rec time.
The game of the day...
Capture the Flag.
All right,
so group A...
we have Timothy, Jack,
Thomas and Jimmy.
We'll start with share group with me
down by the baseball fields.
And since Jack here felt
that sarcasm instead of gratitude
was an appropriate response
to the kitchen crew's work this morning,
the four of you will be on clean-up duty
this evening.
- The sin of one affects many.
- The sin of many.
Does anybody have anything
that they want to share?
How are you guys doing
with your commitments this summer?
Which ones? Are we gonna have
enough time to go through all of them?
Ha.
You know what?
I have to repent.
I broke one of
my commitments.
I found this CD...
this Journey CD.
I don't know why, but I must have
listened to it 100 times.
Do you still have it?
No no, I threw it out.
I mean, I can see
that it was affecting my spirit.
Good good.
It's good that you can see
how rock music can affect you.
I mean, before I found the Lord
and came to this community,
I can say rock music led me down
a very dangerous path.
It started with
going to concerts.
And at the concerts
there were drugs,
okay, and drinking
and people engaging
in premarital sex.
Doubt you were
one of them.
- What's that?
- Nothing.
- I have a question for you.
- Yeah.
You understand why I
tore up your comic book?
Honestly, no. But I'm sure you have
a really good explanation.
Yes. Isn't it
clear to you
that comic book is just another part
of youth culture?
It will do absolutely nothing
to get you closer to the Lord.
No.
But even if it is,
that doesn't give you any right to destroy
my personal property.
Jack, if you give in
to the temptations of this world,
it just makes it
easier for Satan
to find just a weakness,
a vice,
and squeeze.
Okay?
Why does he have
so much power?
Who gave him this power?
God?
Well, no.
No no, of course not.
Then why? Why would God
allow Satan to exist?
Why put us all at risk?
Why, if He loved us?
Well, it's because of us.
It's our sin.
It's the sin
of Adam and Eve.
We give Satan
his power.
It's us.
My grandfather died
last month.
Yes, I know.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
I just wonder
where he is now.
Is he in purgatory?
Is he suffering?
We suffer in purgatory so that we
can be cleansed of our sins.
Before he died,
he told me to get away
from here,
the community,
as fast as I could.
He loved me.
Yeah, I think maybe we should have
this conversation
with your parents present,
after camp.
Hey.
Hey yourself, Christian.
What are you doing
in these woods?
My name's not Christian.
I'm from the camp.
Yeah?
The Christian camp,
Christian?
Hey, what's going on?
You take care,
Christian.
And remember
who these woods belong to.
Inbred pricks.
Jack, language, please.
Come on, Tommy.
Let's reset the flag.
You got it.
Damn right,
you got it.
You know, even Judas was
loyal for a little while.
# I got the joy joy joy joy #
# Down in my heart. #
- # Where? #
- # Down in my heart... #
You're a piece of work,
seriously.
How are we looking,
boys?
Hey, Christian,
what do you think the chances are
of us getting down to that
amusement park in town?
Slim to ha-ha.
Well, I like corn dogs.
Jimmy.
It's been years since I've
been to an amusement park.
You hear that,
Christian?
Tommy hasn't been
to an amusement park in years.
Yeah, not since
my grandpa took me.
His grandpa, Christian,
his dead grandpa.
It's funny actually:
he used to tell my parents
that he was taking me to mass,
but then we'd go
to Coney Island instead.
They still don't know.
Is this the same grandpa
who told you to get
as far away from
the community as possible?
Yeah.
Well, I can see now the kind of influence
he was in your life.
Whoa, that's out of line.
Excuse me, is that something
to be encouraged...
mortal sin?
I didn't say that,
but it's his grandfather.
Have some compassion.
- Why do you have to be so negative, Jack?
- I don't know, Tim.
Maybe your dad's new no-psych rule
got me a little bit bitter.
Hey, it's not just my dad.
All the leaders agreed to it,
and not just here.
Communities all over the world are
adopting the new rule.
It's what's best
for the community.
Yes, best for the community,
but the poorhouse for us.
Jack, it's...
- Whoa, look at that.
- What?
- The statue... it was to the right before.
- So?
Creepy things going on.
Let's go.
You know, the dying wish
of a central figure
is very difficult
to overcome.
Now we need
young men like Thomas.
We can't afford
to let him go.
I will protect you.
I will protect you.
It was when my grandmother
was staying with us...
my father's mother.
She was dying.
She had Alzheimer's...
dementia.
My father would sit
at her bedside each night
and say the rosary.
As she got worse
and she would spit
at him, curse,
stuff like that.
So one night he got up
to get some holy water
to sprinkle on her.
And just as he was
about to,
the phone rang.
So he picked up
the receiver
and he said he heard
a voice he didn't recognize.
And it was like
a child's voice,
high-pitched, agitated,
like there were
marbles in its mouth.
And the voice
had said,
"Leave her alone!"
My father asked
who he was speaking to
and there were just
these grunting
and grinding-teeth noises.
And the voice
got more agitated...
and said,
"We're warning you!
Leave her alone!"
My father hung up
the phone
and just...
he blessed the entire room
with the holy water.
And he sat down
and began to pray the rosary.
And as soon as he did,
the phone rang.
And he just
let it ring.
And it rang and rang
until he got so frustrated
that he just pulled the phone
right out of the wall.
And it was quiet
for a minute.
And he sat down.
And as soon as he made
the sign of the cross,
the phone rang.
I have never been
so scared
in my whole life.
It happened
every night...
every night.
My father, before he would
go into her room,
would unplug every phone
in the house.
And as soon as he went
to make the sign of the cross,
the phones would ring,
all of them.
It was that way
until she died.
I felt them before.
What?
Brothers, it's time to rise
and serve the Lord.
Mm, let's get 'er done, boys.
The Lord needs
rising and serving.
I'm psyched.
# Come, Holy Ghost #
# Creator blest #
# And in our hearts #
# Take up Thy rest #
# Come with Thy grace #
# And heavenly aid #
# To heal the hearts #
# Which Thou hast made #
# To fill the hearts #
- # Which Thou hast made. #
- Oh.
Brothers, I cannot stress
this emphatically enough.
Now your sexuality,
if not submitted
to the will of God,
can and will be
your demise.
Now it begins with
your imagination, fantasies.
And then it manifests
itself in masturbation
and finally
takes hold of you
in sexual debauchery.
Now these are grave,
damnable sins.
You cannot enter
the kingdom of heaven
if you masturbate even once
without confessing.
In heavy petting
with a sister...
or a brother,
for that matter...
if you achieve orgasm,
it is the same
as premarital intercourse.
Now be on your guard.
Remain chaste.
Your very souls
are at stake.
Hi. How's it going?
Let us thank God
for this wonderful meal
lovingly prepared.
Please join hands.
Dear Lord,
thank you for this meal
placed before us.
Thank you for those
who prepared it for us.
Bless them for their
selfless sacrifice.
And bless
this congregation,
this fellowship,
as we now celebrate
your goodness.
- Amen.
- Amen.
Oh, Father, I...
Thomas, you wanted
to see me?
Yes, I wanted
to talk to you.
Meet me in the chapel
after dinner then, all right?
Thomas, come.
"This is the cup
of my blood."
This chalice
was a gift...
of my ordination.
Go on, take it.
Hold it.
It's the divine.
In your hands you hold
the vessel for the divine...
the blood of our Lord.
At this altar
God Himself is manifested...
His flesh, His blood...
through me, His priest.
That's pretty intense.
Yes, that's a good
word for it...
intense.
A good word.
What's it like?
What, consecrating
the Eucharist?
Yeah.
It's...
it's like being let in
on a secret,
a glimpse
of the majestic,
something that we can't
fully grasp,
but we know that
it's bigger than us.
It's humbling to be
part of that magic,
that mystery.
Every day,
every time I do my part
in the consecration
of the Eucharist,
it's new.
It's like a lover's
first kiss.
That's the wonder
of the priesthood.
It's a magnificent life,
Thomas.
Have you ever
considered it?
- Me?
- Mm-hmm.
No.
I don't think
they'd let me in.
What is it, Thomas?
You'll think I'm crazy.
Hardly.
I've been having
these dreams...
nightmares really.
In all of them there has been
this creature...
this demon.
It's in your dreams,
you say?
But then
when I wake,
it's like
it's still with me.
I feel like I'm losing
my mind, Father.
I'm aware of cases
of demonic oppression.
They're rare, but they happen.
And they can be horrifying.
So if this happens
to you again,
I want you to come
to me immediately,
doesn't matter what time.
You understand?
Yes, Father.
Bow your head.
Come on, run like
you mean it.
Over here, over here.
- Are you okay?
- You're in.
It's really bad.
I have to go to the nurse.
You want me to come
with you?
No, I'm fine.
All right.
Give 'em hell, Jimmy.
You can rest here
for a while.
These might make you
a little loopy.
But the dance
is tonight.
You'll be there.
Rest now.
Lord Jesus,
bless this child.
Heal him, Lord.
Welcome to the dance.
Okay.
Now, brothers and sisters,
tonight you're gonna be
so happy,
because tonight's
dance is
a square dance!
Huh?
Okay.
The shortest to tallest.
We're gonna go Davids over here,
Goliaths over there,
okay?
Jack, shirt...
tuck it in.
Jack, come on.
All right.
This is gonna be great.
Square dance night!
Look at those smiles.
You love to square...
I know you love to square dance.
Come on.
Tommy.
Promenade!
Promenade!
Do si do!
Hey.
Where were you?
I was...
I was at the nurse.
I had another asthma attack
and I fell asleep.
Oh, are you okay?
I missed you.
Looked like you had
good enough of a time.
I would have given anything
to have been with you.
Meet me tonight.
What? How?
Meet me.
Have Jack cover for you.
Are you crazy? Do you know what
would happen to us if we got caught?
I know.
I don't care.
I want to see you.
Meet me.
Okay.
by the horse paddocks.
Okay.
What are you two doing
out here in the dark?
We were just talking.
He was sick and...
Sister, you go
to your cabin now.
You're behaving
like a tramp.
Excuse me?
A whore.
Acting like a whore
out here in the cloak of darkness
with a young man.
People will think of you
as a whore.
Good night, Melissa.
I can't tell you how disappointed I am
in you, Thomas.
Hey.
I didn't think I was gonna make it
out of there. A couple of the counselors
were gabbing away on the front porch
blocking my exit.
I thought the horses
were gonna give me away.
Where's Tommy?
Uh, I think he's
at the nurse...
his asthma, you know.
F.Y.I.,
Jesus is your savior,
not your homeboy.
Funny. How's the Inquisition
treating you, Christian?
My dad told me that your parents
were thinking about leaving.
Is that true?
How does word like that
get around so fast?
I swear, this community,
for all its piousness,
really do gossip more than
a cheap supermarket rag.
So it's true then?
Well, yeah.
I mean, they're just
thinking about it, but...
Here, let's sit.
Why though?
No one knows this,
but my dad's in A.A.
Really?
Before his conversion,
he used to be
a really bad alcoholic.
And my parents almost
got divorced over it.
I had no idea.
I'm sorry.
Well, now with this
new rule,
they've ordered my dad
to stop going
and my mom wanted
none of it.
But if you guys leave...
You know how it is
when someone leaves,
how they're treated.
Suddenly
my parents will be
lost to the world,
the flesh
and the devil.
And what will become
of their whore daughter?
I can't believe
he called you that.
Me neither.
Why didn't you
say something?
It's Father Phineas.
Are you crazy?
No.
Not if you felt
that he was wrong...
so wrong
for calling me that.
I know.
I should have
said something.
I'm sorry, Mel.
Remember how much fun
it used to be
when we were kids?
We'd have prayer meetings
followed by picnics
lasting into the night.
Oh, I used to have
so much fun.
I loved it.
I met you at one of those
picnics for the first time.
You were, what, like,
eight or nine?
Yeah, eight, I think.
You were all cute,
all tongue-tied.
You've always had
that effect on me.
Oh God, Mel.
Oh my God.
I'm going to...
Tommy. Oh God.
Stay with me.
Stay with me.
Are you happy
with your life, Father?
And you, my priest,
have failed me,
just like you have
always failed.
Your time is up.
My God, I can't believe
that just happened.
Me neither.
Did you?
What?
Eww. Sticky.
We hardly touch each other
all summer, and then...
wow.
That was intense.
- Did you hear that?
- Yeah, I did.
Shit, we can't get
caught like this.
Stay low.
Stay low.
I can't believe
we just did that.
Don't tell anyone.
Tommy, I don't regret it.
Please don't make this
a bad thing.
I care about you
so much.
I won't tell anyone.
I can't even imagine the things
they would say about you.
I'll wait here
a couple of minutes
and then
I'll follow you, okay?
I don't want them to see us
coming out together.
Go.
Bad girl. Bad girl.
Bad girl.
Bad girl.
Bad girl. Bad girl.
Bad girl.
Bad girl.
Bad girl. Bad girl.
Bad girl.
Bad girl.
Bad girl. Bad girl.
Bad girl.
Bad girl.
Bad girl. Bad girl.
Bad girl.
Bad girl.
Bad girl. Bad girl.
Bad girl.
Bad girl.
- Why aren't you with your campers?
- One of them is missing.
- Who?
- Tommy Leary.
Come on.
- Sister, what's happening?
- I'm just getting bits and pieces.
Seems that they all had
the same nightmare...
blood in the chapel
or something.
Sisters, be at peace.
Calm.
No harm
will come to you.
Father, protect
these sisters.
Take away
all evil thoughts,
all fear
of the enemy.
Melissa, what are you
still doing dressed?
Tommy?
Tommy.
Tommy, stop.
Stay here.
Oh my God.
- Are you okay?
- The inhaler.
- Where is it?
- The nurse's.
Okay, all right,
I'll get it.
Carol, is he all right?
He's better.
It was quite a scare though.
Asthma can be
pretty awful.
Yes, it sure can.
Oh, I need to see him.
Of course, of course.
But he's pretty tuckered.
And he can't speak.
The medicine really needs
to do its work.
Can this wait
till the morning?
I don't see why not.
Anyway, thank you
for your service tonight. Bless you.
I'm just going to stay with him
and pray for a while.
Then I'll be on my way.
Good night.
Good night, Father.
Don't speak, Thomas.
And in the morning
when you feel better,
we need to talk.
I know you're not
responsible
for the desecration
in the chapel,
but there were things
that happened tonight.
You know what I speak of.
You will tell me.
Understand?
"This is my body
that will be given up
for you."
And when the supper
had ended,
He took the cup...
He gave the cup
to his disciples and said,
"This is the cup
of my blood...
the blood of the new
and everlasting covenant.
Do this
in remembrance of me."
Hey Tommy.
Take this.
It's from Melissa.
She got it to me through
one of the girls in her cabin.
Look, I gotta run.
Mass just got out.
But are you okay?
What happened?
Yeah.
I'm fine.
I gotta go shower.
Yeah.
All right,
I'll catch up with you.
Yeah, I'll tell
you later.
Can I read it?
No.
All right.
See you.
"Tommy, when you're ready,
when you can,
come back to me."
What were you doing
out of your cabin last night?
I was sick...
my asthma.
Yes, I know that,
but there just happened to be
someone else out of her cabin
last night too.
Were you with her?
Who?
Oh, come on, Thomas,
don't play games with me.
I don't know what you're
talking about, Father.
Very well.
What were you doing
in the chapel last night?
I saw it, Father.
Saw what?
The demon.
When did you first start
experiencing this?
All I know...
it started after my
grandfather passed away.
This is the grandfather
that would take you
to the amusement park
instead of taking you
to church, right?
Hmm?
Yeah.
Were you close to him?
Very.
I'm sorry
for your loss, son.
But...
I'm not going crazy,
Father.
I've seen this before.
And what happened to him?
Where is he?
He's at a mental
institution.
He tried to take
his life
and the life of his
young sister.
Why would God
allow this?
God's will
cannot be questioned
by our feeble minds.
God's will is this?
Thomas,
nothing on this earth
happens without
God's permission.
Now He tests us
within our own limitations.
He gives us the means
and the sacraments
and the grace
to combat the enemy,
because the enemy
is brutal.
But it's your choice
to take that which He offers.
Now I can help you.
But you have to listen to me
and do what I say.
I'll do whatever
it takes.
Here, sit over here.
Yeah.
In the name of the Father,
the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Forgive me, Father,
for I have sinned.
How long has it been
since your last confession?
Several months.
Now go on.
In the time since
my last confession,
I have lied.
I have lied to my parents.
What about
sins of the flesh?
Yes, Father.
Mm-hmm.
I've had impure thoughts.
Do you masturbate?
Yes. Yes, Father.
How often?
Once every other day.
I don't know.
Well, you invite the evil one
into your imagination.
Every time you masturbate,
you open the door.
Do you understand that?
Yes.
What about Melissa?
Were you with her?
Thomas, you cannot make
a good confession
if you withhold a sin
that you have knowledge of.
You will not achieve
absolution.
Now were you with her?
Yeah.
Well, this is
a serious violation.
Did you commit sin
with her?
Thomas.
We kissed, that's all.
She's a good person.
Are you certain
that's all?
The sin remains
if you do not confess it.
I know.
All right.
All right,
for your penance
you will no longer be a part
of the rest of the camp.
You will spend
the remainder of time here
in prayer and in service.
And I will have to tell your parents
what you've done.
But since you have revealed this to me
during a confession,
I must ask
your permission.
Now may I tell them?
I'd prefer
if you wouldn't.
Thomas, none of this
is going to be easy...
none of it.
Okay.
I am disgusted by you.
Do you have any idea
of the shame
that you have brought upon me,
on my name, on your mother?
Do you?
I'm sorry.
"You're sorry"
means nothing.
Those are hollow words,
Tommy... hollow words.
Now you listen
to Father.
And there'd better be
a change.
Or if there isn't,
God help you.
Your mother would like
to speak with you.
Tommy.
I'm here.
What have you done,
Tommy?
Mom.
Yes?
Mom, please...
Oh, Tommy.
Enough.
Don't you dare
try and elicit sympathy.
You will find none here...
none.
You have done this.
You listen to Father.
You be a man
or don't come home, Tommy.
I'm so sorry.
I need to get my glove.
What's up, son?
Nothing.
You know, I think
I might sneak out
to that amusement park
during entertainment
tonight.
I got a hankering
for them funnel cakes.
And there's a rollercoaster
they got there that's sick.
Care to join me,
Padawan?
I'm in lockdown.
Really?
For what?
I got caught.
- With Melissa?
- Yeah.
Shit.
Was Father Phallic
pissed?
- You could say that.
- Damn.
You shouldn't, you know.
What?
Leave.
It's against the rules.
Whoa, mini-Christian.
Slow down.
Are you all right?
Pray for me, Jack.
- Can I help you, Officer?
- Is this one of your campers?
Yes, Officer.
What happened?
He got tangled up with some of
the local kids at the amusement park...
some of our bad element
in town.
They put a pretty bad beating down
on him, from what we understand.
Are you all right?
He's lucky. A good Samaritan
took notice, intervened,
caught a couple
of the kids,
put a pretty good
scare into them.
One of them confessed
to the vandalism you had up here.
A unit's retrieving the cross
they stole right now.
Oh, that's wonderful news.
Yeah, well,
I'm a little concerned...
a kid his age out and about,
unsupervised.
But we called his parents
and they said to bring him back here.
Well, thank you.
Thank you.
Come on, help me get
the last few.
Then I'll cut you loose
for the night.
He'll be all right.
They pinned me down
and tagged me with this.
What happened?
Those inbreds you got into it with
in the woods...
they jumped me at the amusement park
and beat the crap out of me.
Well, now you know why
we have the rules that we have.
Yeah, those dickheads got into it
with one of the community members
at a diner
about a year back.
They've been waiting for us
to come back ever since,
'cause their parents told them
they were going to hell.
I guess there's not much
to do in the sticks.
Yeah, well, you should
take joy in knowing
that you were persecuted
for your brothers and sisters, Jack.
Are you kidding me? I could care less
about the brothers and sisters.
How can you say that
after all that we've done for you?
What have you...
what have you done for me?
Turned your back
on my family,
made my father out to be
some sort of witch doctor?
For years the leaders
of this community... his father...
- Jack, that is not fair.
...demanded that my dad
keep his caseload of
non-community members low
so he could have time for the brothers
and sisters. Oh, but after you decided
it's encroaching on your mind control,
that's it.
Where does that leave us?
Where does that leave my family?
- Jack, you are out of line. Stop.
- Shut up, Christian!
I'm supposed to listen to you?
You're my role model?
A 23-year-old lackey
spewing out whatever they tell you,
not having a goddamn
thought of your own?
Look at you. Look at your nails.
Come on, let's see them.
You chew on them like a little girl,
you're so turned around by...
Oh God, stop it.
Stop stop stop.
Jack, Jack, stop.
- What are you doing?
- Are you okay?
Get out of here.
Get out!
You have no place here.
Yeah, you know what?
You're damn right about that.
Tommy. Tommy.
What time is it?
I don't know.
Around 2:00.
I'm out of here, dude.
What? How?
My dad's here.
My parents flipped.
I think we're done
with this place.
God. Really?
You keep your head
about you.
You'll get through this,
all right?
Are you gonna be okay?
Hell yeah.
They strike me down,
I'll only come back
more powerful
than ever before.
Take care.
I'll see you
on the other side.
All right, yeah.
# Ave Maria... #
# Ave Maria... #
The world attacks us
using our pride
or avarice
and secular humanism
as its church.
And the flesh
makes us weak
to lustful temptations.
But the devil uses both
to attack our minds.
See, the devil knows
our psyche
and how it works
better than we do.
He uses the weakness
of our minds
to drive us to anger
and fear,
despair.
St. John of the Cross
was often oppressed
by the devil.
And in his "Dark Night"
he discusses
the tortures
of the demon.
This is what he says:
"When the spiritual
communication
is not bestowed
exclusively on the spirit
but on the senses too,
the devil more easily
disturbs
and agitates this spirit
with these horrors
by means of the senses.
The torment and pain
he then causes
is immense
and it is sometimes
ineffable,
for since it proceeds nakedly
from spirit to spirit,
the horror
of the evil spirit
causes within
the good spirit,
if he reaches
the spiritual part,
is unbearable."
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now and at the hour
of our death, amen.
# Ave #
# Maria. #
Father?
Thomas, I...
I just... I thought
I'd check in on you.
Are you free from sin?
Yes, Father.
Haven't masturbated?
No.
Excellent.
You're becoming a true
and faithful servant.
I'm very proud of all
you've accomplished.
Thank you, sir.
Now go back to prayer.
I'll see you later.
Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou
among women.
Blessed is the fruit
of thy womb Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners
now and at the hour
of our death, amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with thee.
Oh, I'll get it.
Wait wait wait.
Wait for me, Rose.
- Dr. John is here.
- Thank you, honey.
Hi John.
Patricia.
Jack, what happened
to your face?
Michael.
Why aren't you at camp?
My son has something
you guys need to hear.
When Tommy first told me
about this,
I thought he might be
going a little loony.
You know, I know I don't always
go along with the community,
but I still believe
in God and the devil.
What exactly
are you saying, Jack?
Hey, Jack,
why don't you go and wait
in the car for me, please?
Look, Tommy's my
best friend
and I'm really worried
about him.
You gotta listen to me
for a second, Michael.
I've seen this before.
Father Phineas is a good man
and he's done so much
for the community,
but I fear... I fear he's somehow
linked to this.
I know you're having trouble
with the elders at this point...
- Michael...
...but to suggest...
Please let him talk.
Please.
There was this boy... Daniel.
He was an altar boy
from Father Phineas's parish,
not much different than Tommy.
But the kid had problems.
He had very real problems.
Father Phineas
sent him to me because...
well, because
the boy claimed
that he was being
haunted by a demon.
You see, the mind...
the mind can do
amazing things.
But what I saw
with this boy was...
it was something
I never want to see again.
That's when I determined
that Daniel's affliction
was far more than
psychological.
It had to be spiritual.
So Father Phineas took on
the spiritual...
the spiritual care of the boy,
and I assisted.
Father Phineas...
the way he cared for Daniel,
the way he focused
on the guilt and the sin...
it only gave the demon
more power, more control.
What happened to the boy...
to Daniel?
Patricia,
your Tommy is a good boy
and he has both of you.
What happened
to Daniel...
Just tell us
what happened to him.
One night he...
he locked himself
and his little sister,
who was no older
than Rose,
in the bathroom
of their home
and he slit
her wrists.
And then
he slit his own.
And only by some miracle
were they found in time.
I will never
forgive myself.
What about the church?
Didn't the church
intercede...
an exorcism?
They wouldn't.
See, Daniel was being
oppressed.
He wasn't possessed.
The church has
a very specific definition
for possession,
certain criteria
in order for the rite
of exorcism to be performed.
Daniel didn't meet
that criteria.
So he was left
to the care
of Father Phineas and I.
And we failed.
What does this have
to do with my son, John?
I fear the demon
is trying to revisit
the success it had
in destroying Daniel
by using the same
strategy with Tom.
And in Father Phineas,
I fear,
the demon has found
an unknowing accomplice.
Open the door, Rose!
Rose, please open!
Rose! Rose!
Baby, baby.
Baby.
What is it, baby?
What is it?
It's okay.
It's okay.
Shh, it's okay.
It's okay.
Brothers, I know
that the past couple of days
at this camp have been difficult.
It's clear now
that the evil one
is at work
in our lives.
Tonight we will do
battle against him.
Tonight we will
cast him out.
Let us pray
for each other.
Pick a brother
and ask him
to pray over you.
Lord, we cast Satan out
in Jesus's name.
We cast Satan out
in Jesus's name.
Pray for me, Tommy.
Pray that I might
be strong,
that I might be holy.
We cast Satan out
in Jesus's name.
We cast Satan out
in Jesus's name.
- We cast Satan out in Jesus's name.
- No. No, stop.
No, stop.
No, stop.
- Tim, what is it?
- No, get away.
- Tim, Tim, what is it?
- No, make it stop. Stop. No.
Oh.
- Tim, what is it?
- What's that smell?
I saw the devil.
I saw a demon.
I don't know
what I saw.
It was so real.
The prophecy of the Lord:
Fear not, my children,
for I am with you.
I will not let a hair
on your head be harmed.
I love you,
for the evil one
has no...
What's going on?
Stop! Stop!
I hate
you!
Oh! What's that?
Argh!
What happened?
What happened?
What happened?
I don't know. He just...
Go to my cabin.
Now!
It's all right.
It's okay.
It's okay.
What have you not
told me?
Father, I lied.
You endanger us all.
You treat your sin with
devil-may-care indifference.
I tell you,
he does care.
He does.
I didn't mean
to hurt anybody.
I take it on myself...
Confess confess confess
confess.
Now what happened with you
and Melissa out in the woods?
You haven't told me
the truth.
What happened?
Did you have intercourse with her?
No, Father, no.
Tell me. Tell me.
Now say it. Say it.
We brought each other
to orgasm, Father.
That's all.
That's all?
And you accept sin
in your life...
you and your whore?
She's not a whore.
She's a whore!
And you...
you are devil's spawn.
James's teeth
are shattered.
Timothy lies
in his own excrement.
And Daniel's
in an asylum.
And all those roads
come back to you.
Now tell me when...
when?
When did you let sin
into your life?
Was it your grandfather?
Did he open the door?
No. No, he was a good man.
My grandfather was a good...
He gave you to the demon.
He loved me!
I love you.
No!
Tommy, Tommy,
stop stop stop stop.
Slow down. Slow down.
Where's Father?
Where... where's...?
It has to be.
You said that you would
protect me.
Protect me.
Protect me, protect me,
protect me.
Tommy.
Help me.
Please.
I don't want this.
Enough.
Enough.
Can you hear me?
Tommy?
Can you hear me?
Tommy.
Hey.
There you are.
Where?
Shh, don't speak.
You're in the hospital.
You had a severe
asthma attack.
We almost lost you.
Where's Father Phineas?
He's here.
He's here.
He had a stroke.
They don't...
Hey, how are you doing?
You scared me.
You look good.
Father's here.
I found him out in the hallway.
He was doing his rounds. Would you
give my son the Eucharist, Father?
Of course.
The body of Christ.
Tommy.
Tommy, receive, son.
No.
Maybe I should...
No no, Father.
Please.
Your son has been
through a lot tonight.
Perhaps it's best
to leave it alone.
It's okay.
I don't want to receive
anymore, Mom.
If it really is
the body of Christ,
it's too terrible
to imagine.
And if it isn't, then
it's all just a big lie.
I can't believe
anymore, Mom.
I can't.
I won't.
I can go to your school
and I can follow your rules,
but you can't
make me believe.
It's too awful.
I need to be
free of this.
Oh God.
Enough.
Oh baby.
Enough.
Shh.
We can't pull the plug.
God can heal him.
"See you soon."
Thank you.