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The Prayer

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In a bid to beat his habit, a young drug addict elects to join a community of former addicts living in isolation in a remote mountain community.

Critics Reviews

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Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter 02/20/2018
Infused with plenty of documentary-like authenticity, especially in its portrayal of a group of young men trying to exorcise their demons. Go to Full Review Guy Lodge Variety 02/20/2018
The unwavering human kindness of "The Prayer" - a film as clean and bracing as the mountain air that surrounds it - sees it through to something truthful. Go to Full Review Jutta Brendemuehl Vague Visages 12/12/2023
Faith, temptation, obsession, fight or flight, community vs. individualism — The Prayer is not lacking in philosophical questions. Go to Full Review Gisela Savdie El Heraldo 10/31/2021
Free of melodrama and sentimentality, the film presents a clear and objective picture of what this community wants, and the sad reality these boys face {Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension 12/10/2020
The Prayer is all the more engrossing for leaving the answering of these questions up to us... Go to Full Review Zhuo-Ning Su Awards Daily 10/17/2019
Even though there's nothing spectacular about the story, you're with these damaged characters and the very human struggles they face every step of the way. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/10/2018 Not exceptionally good. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Cédric Kahn

Director

Anthony Bajon

Thomas

Damien Chapelle

Pierre

Alex Brendemühl

Marco

Louise Grinberg

Sybille

Antoine Amblard

Père Luc

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Movie Info

Synopsis In a bid to beat his habit, a young drug addict elects to join a community of former addicts living in isolation in a remote mountain community.
Director
Cédric Kahn
Producer
Sylvie Pialat, Benoît Quainon
Screenwriter
Fanny Burdino, Samuel Doux, Cédric Kahn
Production Co
Tropdebohneur Productions, Arte France Cinema, Versus Production, Les Films du Worso, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 47m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)