Praying for Armageddon

Praying for Armageddon (2023)

When biblical prophecy fuels political power

While much of the world struggles to keep the planet going, a frighteningly large group of American fundamentalist Christians are working to promote the apocalypse. The evangelical movement is convinced that they will be saved when Jesus appears in the state of Israel on horseback and, with a sword raised to heaven, kills the infidels so that the blood reaches the horses’ bridles. Natural fires, corona, wars and crises are evidence that the time is nigh. But for the prophecies to be realized, the state of Israel has to grow stronger, so they provide huge financial support and are so far inside the White House that they help influence US foreign policy.

Date of release
2023-03-23
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Tonje Hessen Schei

Casting

Interesting facts

Praying for Armageddon is a 2023 Norwegian documentary film exploring the influence of American Evangelicals on American foreign policy in the Middle East. It is directed by Tonje Hessen Schei and co-directed by Michael Rowley. The film premiered in Copenhagen at the CPH:DOX festival on 20 March 2023, after eight years in production.

Production

The film was produced by UpNorth Film and is a co-production between Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It was supported by Arte and Creative Europe, among others. Over half of the film's funding came from Norwegian public sources, including Nordic Film Institute (NFI) and Art Council Norway. The project also received support through Tonje Hessen Schei's 2020 Chicken & Egg Award.

The film took eight years to produce, with production beginning before Donald Trump's presidency. Schei noted that the pro-Israel, evangelical movement gained significant acceleration during the Trump administration, making the film more urgent and relevant than when production first started.

Co-director Michael Rowley, who grew up in an evangelical background in Texas, helped the production team gain trust and access to evangelical communities. The directors spent considerable time building relationships with subjects like Pastor Gary Burd, whom they began filming in 2016.

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