''Alien Exorcism'' ( it, 6 Giorni sulla Terra), also known as ''6 Days on Earth'', is a 2011 Italian
science fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ...
film directed by
Varo Venturi. It stars Massimo Poggio, Laura Glavan and Marina Kazankova. Supporting actors include Ludovico Fremont and Pier Giorgio Bellocchio. It was shot both in English and Italian.
It has been selected to be featured at the
33° Moscow International Film Festival.
Premise
Dr. Davide Piso is a courageous scientist who has been studying thousands of cases involving
alien abduction
Alien abduction (also called abduction phenomenon, alien abduction syndrome, or UFO abduction) refers to the phenomenon of people reporting their experience of being kidnapped by extraterrestrial beings and subjected to physical and psychologica ...
s with the aid of
hypnosis
Hypnosis is a human condition involving focused attention (the selective attention/selective inattention hypothesis, SASI), reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion.In 2015, the American Psychologica ...
. When the scientist decides to help Saturnia, a seductive
teenager that believes herself to be an alien abductee and shows a clear attraction for him, he faces an insurmountable problem: once hypnotised, Saturnia cannot leave the
trance
Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...
condition anymore, hence giving manifestation to Hexabor of
Ur, an alien entity coming from
Mesopotamian ages. Hexabor considers himself a
demi-god
A demigod or demigoddess is a part-human and part-divine offspring of a deity and a human, or a human or non-human creature that is accorded divine status after death, or someone who has attained the "divine spark" ( spiritual enlightenment). ...
and wants to exploit a special human energy: the
soul
In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being".
Etymology
The Modern English noun '' soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest atte ...
.
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Cast
* as Dr. Davide Piso
* as Saturnia / Hexabor of Ur
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Marina Kazankova
Marina Kazankova (born 4 August 1981) is a Russian actress and freediver. She appeared in more than fifteen films since 1999.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
Russian film actresses
R ...
as Elena
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Ludovico Fremont
Ludovico Fremont (born 26 September 1982) is an Italian actor.
Biography
From 1992 to 1994 he studied acting at the Nazarene College in Rome, then attended the National Academy of Dramatic Art Silvio D'Amico graduated in 2004. Also in 2004, ta ...
as Leo
*
Varo Venturi as Father Trismegisto
* Bellocchio as Lieutenant Bruni
* Nazzareno Bomba as Giovanni Cervo
* Emilian Cerniceanu as Matei
* as Countess Gotha-Varano
* as Prince Gotha-Varano
* Ruby Kammer as Rita
* Ferdinando Vales as Doc Enlil
* Daniele Bernardi as J.J. Enki
* Leon Kammer as Bill
*
David Traylor as Danny
References
External links
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* {{IMDb title, 1830459, 6 Days on Earth
*
Il Sole 24 Ore film sheet: http://cinema.ilsole24ore.com/film/6-giorni-sulla-terra/
Pressbook (in Italian)
2011 films
2010s Italian-language films
2010s science fiction thriller films
Italian science fiction thriller films
Alien abduction films
Films scored by Reinhold Heil
Films scored by Johnny Klimek
2010s English-language films