Purification (film)
Purification is an independent supernatural thriller film written, directed, and produced by Joseph Ciminera. The film had its world premiere on 13 January 2012 and it was given a limited theatrical release on 6 April 2012. Purification stars Ciminera as Bret, a ruthless New York real-estate developer who begins to experience terrifying visions of souls trapped in limbo for the sins they committed in life.

Plot
Bret Fitzpatrick (Joe Ciminera) is a New York real-estate developer who values his business and money over the well-being of his family and friends. Bret has had a difficult childhood and all the success he has had in his life makes him want more.
 
Soon Bret has to travel back to his home town to evict Mrs. Keller (Natalie Swan) his tenant due to late rent payments. Bret arrives at Mrs. Keller's rented house and gives her 12 days time to vacate the house. Mrs. Keller agrees to vacate the premises but requests for longer time but Bret does not agree. As he leaves the premises, he is distracted by a call and nearly gets hit by a car after walking into its path.

After this, Bret starts seeing dead people. He sees his dead sister and goes to a priest to consult him. The rest of the movie is about Bret coming to terms with his imminent death.

Cast

 Joseph Ciminera as Bret Fitzpatrick
 Natalie Swan as Mrs. Keller
 Daniella Ventura as Chloe Fitzpatrick
 Francisco Huergo as Scott Fitzpatrick
 Bob Socci as Stanley Jeffers
 James Terriaca as Dr. Michaels
 Melissa Bale as Marissa
 Tiffany Browne-Tavarez as Rape Victim
 Luca Kahn as Strangler
 Dillon Wilson as Mental Patient #1
 Theo van Golen as Bret's Dead Son
 Michael Edwards Jr. as Kid With Ball
 Anthony Rosas Jr. as Parking Attendant
 Rachel Wellner as Real Estate Agent
 Alan Bendich as Priest
 Julia Gregorio as Lead Paint Girl
 John Basedow as Man With Gun
 Caitlin A. Brockell as Knife Girl
 Michelle Palmieri as Adult Baby
 Nicolas Palmieri as Crawling Demon
 Alaa Salem as Bomber
 Anthony Aroya as Carnival MC

Production
Filming took place in Long Island, New York from August 2011 and post-production wrapped in December 2011. Actors were not given their script and dialogue until the first day of the shoot, at which time they were assigned their roles.

Reception
Ain't It Cool News gave a favorable review for Purification, writing "Decently performed and directed, yet I saw the twist from a mile away, PURIFICATION ain’t all bad."  Bryan Cain-Jackson of Technorati wrote in praise on the film, "once in a blue moon, something truly unique comes along that will add a much welcomed shakeup to the current zeitgeist", calling Purification "a profoundly thought provoking film with the best examples of a Kubrickian modern horror piece and a Hitchcockian psychological thriller".