Portrait of God
“How do you shadow somebody who doesn't cast a shadow?”
2001•1h 10m•8.3•Released
DocumentaryHistory
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.
Director
Jon Bang Carlsen
Writer
Jon Bang Carlsen
Languages
Danish, English, Xhosa
Studio
C&C Productions
Cast
Jon Bang Carlsen
Self - Narrator
Production
Company
C&C Productions
Company
Det Danske Filminstitut
Company
Norsk Filminstitutt
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