Prophet's Prey

Prophet's Prey (2015)

By the disgrace of God...

Filmmaker Amy Berg sheds light on the sexual, financial and spiritual abuses heaped upon members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by their former leader, Warren Jeffs.

Date of release
2015-08-01
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (46)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Documentary, Crime, History
Director
Amy J. Berg

Casting

Interesting facts

Prophet's Prey is a 2015 American documentary directed and written by Amy J. Berg. The film follows Warren Jeffs, the president of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, who is now running the religion from the confines of the Texas state prison, serving out a life sentence, for the rape of young girls. The film is an adaptation of the 2011 book of the same name by Sam Brower, who also serves as a producer on the film. Ron Howard serves as an executive producer under his Imagine Entertainment banner.

Background

Berg was approached by Sam Brower and Jon Krakauer with the idea for the film.

Both Brower and Krakauer are heavily featured as witnesses—the film argues they played a major role in Jeffs' capture—and the men take consulting producer and executive producer credits respectively. The two make engaging if contrasting guides through the complex story, with Krakauer coming across as the wisecracking, cerebral counterpoint to Brower's burly man-of-action.

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