The Sect (1991)
A school teacher is embroiled in a Satanic cults plan to create the anti-christ.
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Characters/Groups
Kathryn - Maria Angela Giordano
Claire Henri - Angelika Maria Boeck
Martin Romero - Giovanni Lombardo Radice
Jonathan Ford - Donald O'Brien
Second truck driver - Ralph Bola Mustapha'
First midwife - Giovanna Rotellini
Second midwife - Chiara Mancori
Woman of the sect - Carmela Pilato
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Detailed Synopsis
In south California in 1970, Mark (The Sect)|Mark and a friend are firing stones at a clock at their camp. Sara (The Sect)|Sara tells Jimmy not to go far while a group of motorcycle riders watch the camp. Jimmy starts to cry when he sees a snake, and Sara asks Mark to check on Jimmy. Mark checks on Jimmy and sees Damon (The Sect)|Damon walking towards the camp. Damon asks Mark for some water and Sara offers him some eggplant stew. The camp eats dinner and during the night, Mark, Sara and the rest of the camp are murdered by Damon and the people on the motorcycles. Damon then cuts off Sara's face and offers it to Satan. He walks up to a limousine and tells the passenger that he and the members of his sect are ready, but the passenger tells him that it is not yet time.
In Frankfurt, Germany in 1991, Woman of the sect stares at a painting of Mary. Martin Romero gets out of his car and stares at Woman of the sect, who recognizes him. Martin tells his wife that he is going to walk home and follows Woman of the sect. She goes home and when she opens the door, Martin pulls her inside. He asks her why she disobeyed and then stabs her to death with a knife. A Pickpocket is riding the subway looking for people to steal from. He sees a gold chain sticking out of Martin's coat pocket and when he pulls it out, the chain is entwined around ?'s heart. The pickpocket drops the heart and the other passengers see it and start screaming. Martin picks the heart up and starts running and is chased by the police. He is detained and tells the police that it is right to kill traitors and he is just a pawn. He then grabs a gun from the police and shoots himself in the head. Moebius Kelly wraps a package and then lets his bird free after telling it that it is time. The news mentions the murder of Mary and talks about Jonathon Ford who has been waging a judicial war against different sects of Satan worshipers. During a news conference, Ford says that the murders are part of an international bloodthirsty sect. Moebius starts to have a coughing fit and then applies eye drops. He gets off the bus and is almost hit by Miriam Kreisl who swerves and crashes her car to avoid hitting him. A crowd gathers and Moebius gets up and Miriam offers to drive him to the hospital. While they are driving, Moebius tells her that he doesn't want to go to the hospital and she offers to let him rest at her house. They go inside and and Moebius tells her that he used to live in a house like hers. Miriam picks up Rabbit (The Sect)|Rabbit and tells Moebius that she lives alone. He tells her that she isn't ready and is psychologically unstable. He grabs her hand and tells her that she has to claim her birthright. He tells her that he doesn't want to die, yet and asks her to take him to the bus stop. Kathryn (The Sect)|Kathryn calls Miriam and Miriam tells her that she has someone over. Kathryn walks back into her living room and Moebius is sleeping. During the night, Moebius opens his package and walks into Miriam's room. He puts a beetle on her face, which then goes up her nostril. Miriam has a dream where she follows Rabbit to where a children's cry is coming from. She walks into a meadow where there is a large tree with wind chimes and a man tied to the tree. She starts to free him and is attacked by a large stork, which pecks at her neck. She wakes up and finds Moebius choking. She drives to Dr. Pernath's house and as she does, Moebius gets up and walks to the basement.