Prophet's Prey (2015)
- Directed by
- Amy J. Berg
- Genre
- documentary film, historical film, biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 46 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
This documentary examines Warren Jeffs, the imprisoned leader of a polygamist sect convicted of raping underage girls. It draws on a book by an investigator who followed the case. The film shows how Jeffs maintained control over his followers even from prison.
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What happens
Prophet's Prey is a 2015 American documentary directed and written by Amy J. Berg. The film follows Warren Jeffs, the president of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, who is now running the religion from the confines of the Texas state prison, serving out a life sentence, for the rape of young girls. The film is an adaptation of the 2011 book of the same name by Sam Brower, who also serves as a producer on the film. Ron Howard serves as an executive producer under his Imagine Entertainment banner. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2015. It was released in a limited release on September 18, 2015, followed by broadcast on Showtime on October 10, 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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