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Fake Preacher

2005 · 85 min

A moral fable that mixes satirical jabs at religious con artists with a tense, guilt-ridden slide toward redemption.

Directed by
Juney Smith
Genres
Comedy, Thriller
Starring
Eddie Goines, Vida Guerra, Stan J. Adams
Overview
The story of a preacher in Harlem, New York who builds a successful church by fleecing the congregation. Losing his way and taking the dishonest path, this causes havoc in his life and in others, until it reaches a life and death situation. While he repent or redeem himself? Or is it too late to be saved?

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Directed by
Juney Smith
Genres
Comedy, Thriller
Starring
Eddie Goines, Vida Guerra, Stan J. Adams
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • corruption
  • faith
  • greed
  • redemption
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, thriller
Directed by
Juney Smith
Written by
Juney Smith
Starring
Eddie Goines, Vida Guerra, Stan J. Adams, John Flecha, Perri Gaffney, Alyah Horsford, Tanya Ruiz, Jarvia Udosen
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America

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