Broder Gabrielsen

A sober, earnest chamber drama that slowly tightens around a man's self-belief until conviction curdles into crisis.

Directed by

Nils R. Müller

Genres

Drama

Starring

Alf Malland, Mette Lange-Nielsen, Per Christensen

Overview

" Broder Gabrielsen " in its time awoke a major debate , and already during the shooting of the film went high waves in the press . The film points a strong warning against religious fanaticism and against contemporary preachers, and it met then also strong opposition from some of these . In the film we meet the piecemeal lay preacher , Brother Gabrielsen ( ALF MALLAND ) , who discovers how modern music , rhythms and ecstasy gives great success when it comes to getting listeners to his preaching . He will soon get his big break , and keeps ecstatic revival meetings with tongues and " healings " through prayer . It ends in discouragement and defeat then wonders absent for Gabrielsen , and personal tragedies for those who were misguided .

How it feels

Earnest, dark, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Faith, obsession, power, guilt

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

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