Title: The Prayer
Original Title: La prière
Year: 2018
Info
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Length: 107 Minutes (1 hour 47 min)
- Budget: €4,000,000
- Genre: Drama
- Studios: Les Films du Worso Canal+
- Distributor: Surtsey Films
Release Dates
- United States: April 30 2018
Plot
Thomas is a 22-year-old young man who suffers of addiction to drugs. In order to get rehabilitated, he decides to join a community of ex-addicts who live devoted to prayer and work to get healed in a refuge in the middle of the mountains. The experience will not be easy, and Thomas will have to face overcoming situations. However, in this retirement, our protagonist will find love and friendship.
French director Cédric Kahn, responsible for 'Trop de bonheur' or 'L'ennui', directs this film starred by Anthony Bajon as Thomas. The rest of the cast is completed by Damien Chapelle, Alex Brendemühl, Louise Grinberg and Hanna Schygulla. The film was premiered at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival.Cast
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Trivia
A prized actor
It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin, Anthony Bajon won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.
A realistic inspiration
The idea comes from a young writer called Aude Walker, who had made a lot of researchings for a book with religious experiences with adicts.
A very curious casting
The director chose the actor who would be Thomas in a casting where the only rule was that they had to pray.
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