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Today I'll show you a mystery-Thriller film: "A Conspiracy of Faith"
Spoilers ahead, watch out and take care
In a dark room, we see a captive child writing a letter
Then, he hurriedly puts his letter in a bottle
As someone else enters the room, the child quickly throws the bottle into the sea;
and he gets caught by his captor
After a long time passes, we see the bottle drift into the shore along with other garbage
A passerby swimming along the shore, notices the pile of garbage, and the bottle catches his eye
As he picks up the bottle, an ominous foreshadowing of grim events begins
The following day, in department Q, we see a beardy detective doing some paperwork
Suddenly his co-worker nicknamed Blondie, enters his office and starts interrupting his work
She asks him to box with her, and he eventually agrees
After their boxing session ends, the detective calls his partner to check upon him
However, his call is left on voicemail
Suddenly, the department's boss arrives and assigns the detective a case
The case is related to the bottle that was found near the shores
The detective inspects the contents of the bottle;
he sees the letter inside, but can't understand it
He also notices that there is blood on the letter
Meanwhile, his boss reveals that the detective's partner is on sick leave
The boss leaves them so they can begin their work
He then asks Blondie to analyze the letter in their lab, while he goes to check up on his partner
As the detective visits his partner, he notices that his partner is still troubled
So he decides to take his partner out for a walk
Meanwhile, in a farmhouse, the man is searching the farm fields,
while his kids are seen praying diligently
Then his wife calls him to get ready for church
The couple's children are then seen participating as choir members of the church
Suddenly, a man in a suit catches the couple's attention,
and he is revealed to be a former priest, nick-named Priest Twist
The family returns to the farmhouse along with Priest Twist
As they have their reunion, the couple confesses about their financial decline,
and that they sold their farmland
Priest Twist understands the husband's frustration,
and he lectures the husband that family and faith are important when times are tough
Then the children enter the room to say goodnight
Suddenly, Priest Twist grabs the girl, and asks if she will be the messenger for this region
The parents confirm that their daughter is a youth representative of the church;
and Priest Twist praises the girl
However, the girl is creeped out by him and pulls away
She then leaves, and Priest Twist decides to leave as well
As Priest Twist leaves, he parks in a secluded part of town,
and remembers the troubling past of his childhood with his sister
At the same time, the letter's analysis in the lab is complete
The detectives are in the office trying to figure out the contents of the letter
However, the partner doesn't help much as he is deep in thought
After they brainstorm they realize that the letter might be indicating a kidnapping case
The letter then leads them towards a Jehova's witness school,
and the author of the letter whose name starts with a letter P
This catches the detective's attention; and he thinks that this missing kid's case is peculiar
He says that the reported missing kid cases in the past,
also had relations to religious organizations
His partner also tells him to be more observant,
once they start interrogating the people related to the case
The detective with his partner then heads to their lab, to get the analysis results of the letter
After the forensics shows the deciphered letter, the detectives check the full details of it
They realize that not only one child was kidnapped
The duo then heads to their lead on the Jehova's witness school,
and asks the teachers about any missing kids
The teacher tells them that kids have never gone missing in school
However, she did have some records of a kid named Trygve
She tells them that the children's parents filed for a school transfer
The partner then realizes that Trygve had a brother
He asks the teacher for the brother's name, and she tells them that it is Poul
After the duo realizes that Poul might be the one who wrote the letter,
they head to Trygve's apartment to scold the kids,
because the detective thinks that the kids just made an elaborate prank
Meanwhile, at another school, the farmers' children are walking home
Priest Twist sees them along the road, and offers them a ride
The girl refuses his offer, but Priest Twist insists
At the farmhouse, the wife is tending to her grandmother, just before she gets the kidnapper's call
She cries out in pain, as she learns that their children have been kidnapped
Back to the detective duo, they ask Blondie to make a background check on Poul's parents
They learn from Blondie that Poul's parents have died from overdosing,
and their death was discovered just after the school transfer
The partner then gets more certain that the kids are really kidnapped
Blondie theorizes that the parent's death must be a religious ritual
However, the partner states that Jehova's witnesses don't have such rituals
The duo then decides to head to Poul's apartment to investigate their lead
As they arrive, they see drug junkies in the room
The boy Trygve asks why they barged into their room;
and the partner asks him about his brother and wishes to meet him
However, Trygve tells them that on their parent's death, his brother suddenly disappeared
He then tells the detectives to leave
After listening to Trygve, the partner concludes that he might be hiding the truth
They stake out Trygve's apartment, and wait for him to confess
The partner thinks that since department Q approached Trygve,
he might have a chance to seek answers
Fortunately, the partner is right,
as Trygve approaches them to see his brother's letter and confess
Meanwhile, at Priest Twist's home, after stashing the farmers' children,
he surprises his wife with an unexpected hormone game
Back at department Q, Trygve confesses that he and his brother Poul were kidnapped and abused
He also tells them that when his brother wrote the letter and got caught,
he was killed brutally by the captor
Then the detective asks if he remembers what the captor looks like
However, Trygve couldn't describe the captor,
but he remembers that they were held captive in a place filled with metallic noises
Another police station gets a call from a witness, who saw the farmers' children get kidnapped
This case gets forwarded to department Q,
where Blondie discovers a neighboring town with a religious group
Unfortunately, the superiors of the agency refused to authorize the investigation
However, the partner uses his sick leave as an excuse to visit the neighboring town
Having this potential lead, the detective duo heads over to the police station for more details
The partner says that the religious group is mentally handicapped,
since their beliefs are founded on speculations and conspiracies
The statement offends the detective because he is a religious man,
while the partner is revealed to be an atheist
After arriving at the police station, they get the file leading them to the farmer couple
A woman joins their team as a local mediator, and a guide for their visit to town
As they arrive at the farmers' house, they begin interrogating them about any missing children
The husband tells them that there aren't any suspicious events happening
Then the detectives ask to meet their kids
However, the husband tells them that they're not here
The husband then insists that they leave
The detective then leaves to continue their search for clues on missing kids
Back at department Q, Trygve helps the detectives learn where the kidnapped children are located
He compares the recordings of different locations,
with a metallic sound to the one from his past kidnapping
Later that evening, the detectives take a break
The mediator and the detective enjoy themselves, while the partner is still focusing on work
The detective tries to urge his partner to date the mediator
However, the partner brushes him off, and says he can't think of dating ever since his divorce
Then they receive a message from Blondie about the kidnapper of the farmers' children
They also learn that the kidnapper has a habit of kidnapping on religious holidays
Meanwhile, Priest Twist checks on the farmers' children
He sees that the girl is praying; but she stops when she sees him
He then threatens her to pray more to repent for her sins
Then, Priest Twist remembers his harsh past,
where his mother scolded him for praying in another language
The detective then asks Blondie to make a background
check on the farmer couple for any suspicious activities
Later on, they learn that the couple is preparing ransom for their kids
The following day, the team goes to the farmhouse and confronts the couple
The husband tries to avoid them; and he punches the partner
However, the detective subdues him;
and they explain to them that they need to cooperate as their kids' lives are at stake
The detective then begins interrogating the couple, about the events before the kidnapping
The couple reveals that the kidnapper is an acquaintance of theirs,
which gives the detectives a solid lead
The couple then explains to the detectives
that the kidnapper will tell how the ransom money will be handed over in another town
The detective then proposes a plan to capture the suspect when handing over the ransom
The husband refuses their help at first, but eventually agrees because of his wife's pleas
The whole department Q then begins to make a large-scale operation
to capture the suspect in the other town
Meanwhile, Trygve is almost able to identify the location of the captives
Once the plan is set, the entire department begins to put the operation in motion
Suddenly, Priest Twist calls the couple to begin the ransom money transfer
Then, the husband is ordered to head over to a train in the other town
As the police and the husband ride the train, they begin checking for suspicious activities
However, the next order of Priest Twist is to throw the money bag off the train near the forest
The detectives then realize that he is not on the train
The husband is reluctant to throw the money, and demands he gives his children first
Priest Twist then says that he'll only be able to get only one child,
if he throws the money off the train
The husband then gets desperate, and jumps off the train to confront Priest Twist personally
The police lose sight of the man, so the detective and the partner try to find him and the suspect
Meanwhile, the husband runs to the destination of Priest Twist in the forest
He sees the car of Priest Twist, but finds it empty
Suddenly, Priest Twist ambushes him, and cuts his chest with a scissor
Then, Priest Twist tells him that their deal is off, because he collaborated with the police
The partner then sees Priest Twist stabbing the husband and chases after him,
while the detective calls for medical assistance
Unfortunately, the partner is unable to keep up with Priest Twist
however, he snatches a photograph of Priest Twist's sister
That same evening, the detectives bring the husband to the hospital to get him treated
However, the failed mission makes the wife furious; and she blames the detectives
The mediator then comforts the partner, and tells him he did everything he could
Unfortunately, her consolation is short-lived,
as Priest Twist calls the partner to inform the kids will die because of him
The partner despairs, but realizes the call is a plot to distract him
He then realizes that Priest Twist is in the hospital targeting the couple
Unfortunately, the partner and his team are too late, when Priest Twist manages to kill the couple
However, the husband makes a final request to the partner to save his children
The partner then orders his team to chase Priest Twist
They manage to corner Priest Twist in the parking lot
However, Priest Twist kills off one of the police officers
Then he knocks the partner out, and kidnaps him
The detective tries to catch up to the partner and the others in the parking lot
However, he only sees the police officer dead in a moving car
Then, Priest Twist heads over to the cage; and he puts the partner there
Suddenly, Priest Twist remembers his childhood again,
where he sees his sister was splashed acid on her face by their mother
This later led Priest Twist to kill his mother,
and ends up twisting him to be an anti-religious psycho
At department Q, Blondie manages to determine the kind of location Priest Twist puts his captives
Thanks to Trygve, she learns that it is in a boathouse; but she doesn't know where it is
Blondie then tasks the detective to ask Priest Twist's sister if there are any boat houses he owns
The detective then arrives in the hospital where Priest Twist's sister is admitted
The detective tells her that her brother is a criminal,
and they want her cooperation in finding his boathouse
At first, she doesn't believe him, but she recalls the memory of where he killed their mother;
so she eventually reveals the boathouse's location
The detective then orders his team to rush to the boathouse location
Meanwhile, the partner wakes up to see Priest Twist
Priest Twist then introduces himself, and tells the partner a revelation
He proclaims himself the son of the devil, that fights against God
Ever since his traumatic experience of his mother's fanatical faith, he came to hate God
Because of this, his goal is to target households filled with faith;
and he aims to shatter their faith, by killing their children
He also believes that atheists are the mercenaries of Satan, so he tries to employ the partner
However, the partner tells him that he doesn't believe in anything, including Satan
This angers Priest Twist, and he drowns one of the children in the water
The partner begs to take his life instead; but Priest Twist continues to drown the kid
As the kid stops moving under the water, Priest Twist leaves him in grief
Fortunately, the partner holds hope in saving him, and manages to escape with the help of the girl
He dives in to save the boy, and luckily he saves the boy while he is thanking God
Meanwhile, the detective and his team approach the boathouse, and he confronts Priest Twist
After a short struggle with Priest Twist, he manages to kill him, and rescue the captives
After that incident, the partner starts to understand how life and faith should be well-balanced,
and nurtured with good intentions, so that the person won't become twisted and sinister
The film ends as the partner starts to become a man of faith as well,
after seeing the benefits of having faith and hoping for good things to happen
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