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Portrait of God(2001)
Status: Released
Date: 2001-04-20
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Time: 1h 10m
How do you shadow somebody who doesn't cast a shadow?
Overview:
Portrait of God is a documentary road movie about the manhunt for the most wanted person in the world. The film is constructed as a classic detective story. A middle-aged detective shadows the suspect through the highs and lows of South African society until he ends up in a gigantic prison in Cape Town bursting with murderers, thieves, and rapists.
Languages: Danish, English, Xhosa.
Countries:
Denmark,
South Africa
ProductionCompanies: 
C&C Productions
Movie: Portrait of God
Top 1 Billed Cast
Jon Bang Carlsen
Self - Narrator
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Overview
Portrait of God is a documentary road movie about the manhunt for the most wanted person in the world. The film is constructed as a classic detective story. A middle-aged detective shadows the suspect through the highs and lows of South African society until he ends up in a gigantic prison in Cape Town bursting with murderers, thieves, and rapists.
Release Date
2001-04-20
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3.0 startsTagline
How do you shadow somebody who doesn't cast a shadow?
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