The Prayer
The Prayer
The Prayer
The Prayer
The Prayer
The Prayer
The Prayer

The Prayer

Origin
France
Original name
La Prière
Movie genre
Entry
CZK 140
Venue's website
Length
107 min
Director
Cédric Kahn
Release
2018
Rating
68 %
Cast

Anthony Bajon, Damien Chapelle, Alex Brendemühl, Louise Grinberg, Hanna Schygulla, Maïté Maillé

Thomas, a 22-year-old heroin addict, joins an isolated community at a Catholic rehab centre in the French Alps with the aim to try to kick his habit. The film chronicles his difficult path to recovery through a mix of prayer and hard labour, the short-tempered adolescent’s transformation into an independent, spiritual being. Its greatest fortes are unpretentious, precise direction, the courage to render the story in painful detail and a brilliant cast. Kahn’s feature is a humble character study, a formally pure, quiet celebration of human compassion and determination – a discreet, yet piercing and unsentimental account of faith, redemption, addiction, and the tough choice one is compelled to make between love of humans and God.

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