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Crime, Documentary - 2015
Prophet's Prey
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7.3
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Filmmaker Amy Berg sheds light on the sexual, financial and spiritual abuses heaped upon members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by their former leader, Warren Jeffs.
Director:
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Amy J. Berg

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Rated:
N/A
Runtime:
88 min
Release date:
1 Aug 2015
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Berg lays down a narrative of warped religious authority and patriarchal abuse every bit as chilling as her pedophile priest expose, "Deliver Us From Evil."
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Sep 2015
fresh:
The real story here, as in Deliver Us From Evil and An Open Secret, is that so many people knew what was going on and still did nothing.
– Noel Murray,
AV Club,
30 Sep 2015
fresh:
A film that feels horrifyingly urgent, even as it is, at times, nearly impossible to watch without squirming.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
1 Oct 2015
fresh:
A chilling portrait of a megalomaniac.
– Kerry Lengel,
Arizona Republic,
1 Oct 2015
fresh:
Berg has a secret weapon in the sermons Jeffs recorded for his flock: his bland, droning voice epitomizes the banality of evil.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
1 Oct 2015
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