González: The False Prophet

González: The False Prophet

110 mins | Drama, Adventure | Oct. 23, 2014

González lives in a dilapidated room in Mexico City, a lost soul in one of the world’s biggest metropolises. Desperate to be someone in life—and to pay off his debts—he embarks on a journey into the increasingly magnetic world of big-box Christianity. Religion seems to offer a quick path to becoming rich and soon González is willing to do anything in his power in order to make it happen. A thriller that evokes the gritty style of Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, Gonzalez: The False Prophet is a suspenseful ride through the darker side of charismatic preachers and upstart religions that flourish on the hardearned money of desperate people in need of hope.

González: The False Prophet

110 mins | Drama, Adventure | Oct. 23, 2014

González: The False Prophet
González lives in a dilapidated room in Mexico City, a lost soul in one of the world’s biggest metropolises. Desperate to be someone in life—and to pay off his debts—he embarks on a journey into the increasingly magnetic world of big-box Christianity. Religion seems to offer a quick path to becoming rich and soon González is willing to do anything in his power in order to make it happen. A thriller that evokes the gritty style of Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, Gonzalez: The False Prophet is a suspenseful ride through the darker side of charismatic preachers and upstart religions that flourish on the hardearned money of desperate people in need of hope.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, Chacal Filmes, Echasa
Original title González: El Falso Profeta
Directors Christian Díaz Pardo
Writers Christian Díaz Pardo, Fernando del Razo

Cast

Carlos Bardem

as Pastor Elías

Harold Torres

as González

Olga Segura

as Betsabé

Gaston Peterson

as Pablo