La Prière
La Prière, which returned with a Silver Bear for Best Actor for Anthony Bajon from the Berlinale, follows a young heroin addict who quests for salvation through prayer.
Please note that this film is in French, with Dutch subtitles.
Thomas, 22, is a drug addict. In an effort to put an end to his habit, he joins a community of former addicts who live isolated in the mountains and use prayer as a way to cure themselves. At first reluctant, Thomas gradually accepts to submit himself to a Spartan life of discipline, abstinence, hard work and frequent prayer. He discovers faith, but also love. And a new kind of torment.
Cédric Kahn, France, 2018, 107 min. French spoken, Dutch subtitles.
With Anthony Bajon, Damien Chapelle, Alex Brendemühl, Louise Grinberg, Hanna Schygulla.