Armageddon – Evangelikale und die letzte Schlacht

Armageddon – Evangelikale und die letzte Schlacht (2023)

Praying for Armageddon

„Armageddon – Evangelikale und die letzte Schlacht“ ist ein Dokumentarfilm über die Macht und den politischen Einfluss amerikanischer christlicher Fundamentalisten auf die US-Regierung und ihre Nahostpolitik. Vor dem Angriff der Hamas auf Israel fertiggestellt, zeigt der Film unter anderem am Beispiel der Organisation „Christians United For Israel“, wie evangelikale Prediger den Konflikt anheizen und damit dazu beitragen, die Beziehungen zwischen Israelis und Palästinensern nachhaltig zu vergiften. Der Film untersucht die gefährlichen Folgen der Verschmelzung von evangelikalem Christentum und amerikanischer Politik.

Erscheinungsdatum
2023-03-23
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (10)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 37 Min.
Genres
Dokumentarfilm
Regie
Tonje Hessen Schei

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

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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