Follow the Prophet

Follow the Prophet

The dark underbelly of big love

2009 · 91 min · ★ 4.5 · Thriller, Drama

Follow the Prophet is an American film that was written by and stars Robert Chimento, which was created to show how polygamist lifestyles affect the children involved. In the film, a young girl escaping from a polygamist cult is aided by an Army Colonel and a renegade female Sheriff who join forces to save an even younger girl from a secret "marriage" to the cult's leader.

Directed by Drew Ann Rosenberg

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