The Apparition

Feb 14, 2018

2h 19m

★ 6.1

Overview

Jacques Mayano, a French journalist who has lived a traumatic experience, is recruited by the Vatican to be part of a task force that must investigate the veracity of a supernatural apparition allegedly happened in a small French village.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Curiosa Films

France 3 Cinéma

Gabriel Inc.

Proximus

La Cinéfacture

Memento Films Production

The Apparition Trailers

Cast

Jacques Mayano

Vincent Lindon

Anna

Galatea Bellugi

Father Borrodine

Patrick d'Assumçao

Anton Meyer

Anatole Taubman

Doctor De Villeneuve

Elina Löwensohn

Father Gallois

Claude Lévèque

Stéphane Mornay

Gérard Dessalles

Father Ezéradot

Bruno Georis

Valérie

Candice Bouchet

Céline

Natalia Dontcheva

Joachim

Gervais Dimwana

Pavel

Bogdan Zamfir

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