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Pray, Obey, Kill

2021 · 1 season

A sober, unsettling plunge into real-life fanaticism, where ordinary people and small-town settings make the manipulation and violence feel chillingly close.

Created by
Martin Johnson, Anton Berg
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Starring
Anton Berg, Martin Johnson, Helge Fossmo
Tagline
A crime among true believers.
Overview
Documentary series describing a religious group in a small town in Sweden, known for murder and attempted murder by and against members of the group. Later leaders of the group have been accused of psychic and physical violence against members.

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Created by
Martin Johnson, Anton Berg
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Starring
Anton Berg, Martin Johnson, Helge Fossmo
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • crime
  • power
  • deception
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary, crime
Created by
Martin Johnson, Anton Berg, Henrik Georgsson
Starring
Anton Berg, Martin Johnson, Helge Fossmo, Sara Svensson, Janna Yngwe, Ashley Adler
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 58 min each
Network
HBO Nordic
Country
Sweden, United States of America, Czech Republic
Languages
Spanish, Swedish

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