
But Deliver Us from Evil
2017

Representation Score
Fair
2006
Director
Mark Vadik
Runtime
90 minutes
Average Rating
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The Thirsting uses religious subversion and feminine archetypes to drive its horror narrative. It challenges traditional gender hierarchies and religious authority, providing thematic depth. However, the film lacks broad diversity, focusing on a homogenous group and missing opportunities for LGBTQ+, racial, and ethnic visibility. Additionally, the exploration of trauma leans towards plot devices rather than nuanced representation.
Category Breakdown
The film engages with the Lilith mythos, presenting a non-traditional feminine archetype. It challenges traditional religious foundations but lacks explicit depictions of LGBTQ+ identities or same-sex intimacy.
The narrative centers on a female-driven conflict, where women play a significant role in driving the supernatural plot. However, they are often portrayed as victims of a predatory force.
The story focuses on a homogeneous group of students within a Catholic institutional setting. There is no evidence of racial integration or efforts to disrupt historical norms through diverse casting.
The film critiques Western religious institutions by framing the church as a site of historical trauma. It prioritizes a subjective understanding of spirituality by positioning pagan figures against corrupt religious authority.
The plot explores the lasting effects of childhood abuse and psychological trauma. However, these struggles function primarily as catalysts for horror rather than providing nuanced character development.
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Official Synopsis
The Thirsting is a derivation of the Lilith myths taken from biblical texts. It centers around the story of a nun, Sister Katherine, who fled to the church seeking comfort from memories of ritualistic abuse as a child in an effort to get her to voluntarily host the spirit of Lilith – Adam’s first wife and the mother of all demons. While supervising a senior college retreat, her students, Mary, Clareese, Michelle, Jackie and Tiffany, are given an assignment to research various pagan beliefs and compare them Catholic figures. Despite the efforts of three Arch-Angels (Senoi, Sansenoi and Sammangelof) to warn the girls not to toy with the occult, they do. When the girls accidentally summon Lilith, all hell breaks loose. Lilith attacks them in their dreams, in order to consume their souls, turning their secret desires and memories into deadly nightmares as she twists the girls dreamworld into deadly reality

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