If youve seen any documentaries on jeffs, its clear that he holds even now that hes in prison an incredible amount of power over his people. I watched this movie at the suggestion of one of my friends. The texas trial of polygamous prophet warren jeffsreported by mike watkiss. As previously reported, the movie is headlined by tony goldwyn scandal in the role of mormon polygamist jeffs. Playing the supporting role of brent ellis whom is warren jeffs tony goldwyn bodyguard.
It is an adaptation of sam browers book of the same name. Il caso warren jeffs hd 2014film completo in italiano youtube. The prophet places the females into marriages, often as soon as they are of child bearing age, which in the eyes of the law is considered child abuse if the female is a minor. Il caso warren jeffs hd 2014film completo in italiano daniel heiser. It is an adaptation of the nonfiction book when men become gods 2009 by stephen singular.
But now, the network wants more viewers, and sleazy producer quinton mcbride knows just how to do it. He is the leader of the fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latterday saints flds, a polygamist sect based in utah and. The fbi pursues mormon polygamist warren jeffs tony goldwyn for arranging the marriages of underage girls. I know quite a bit about warren jeffs as my friend already knew so what i saw was not really much of a surprise to be honest. Warren jeffs 2014 r 06282014 us drama, crime, tv movie 1h 27m user score. Warren jeffs, based on the 2009 book when men become gods by denver author stephen singular, will air june 28 on lifetime. Prophet of evil pulls back the curtain on the now imprisoned religious prophet to an estimated 15,000 followers of the flds church who, before going to jail for two felony counts of child sexual assault in 2011, is said to have married at least 78 wives and have more than 50 children and controlled millions of dollars. Warren jeffs and many more fulllength movies from the best streaming services online.
Customers who bought this item also bought these digital items. Pemimpin sekte warren jeffs naik ke kekuasaan di poligami mormon sekte sekali dipimpin oleh almarhum ayahnya, tetapi beberapa istrinya melawan untuk membawanya ke pengadilan. Cult leader warren jeffs rises to power in the polygamist mormon sect once headed by his late father, but some of his wives fight back to. A decent portrayal of warren jeffs and the inner workings of the flds. So, that somewhat explains why it was so lowquality. Watch your favorite lifetime movies, commercialfree. Jeffs, despite being behind bars serving a life sentence for two accounts of child sexual assault, is the president of the fundamentalist.
Tony goldwyn rise to power after the death of his father, rulon jeffs martin landau. Warren jeffs is the true story of the fundamentalist mormon leader who spent more than a year on the fbis 10 most wanted list for unlawful flight on charges related to his alleged arrangement of illegal marriages involving underage girls. With mike watkiss, warren jeffs, rachel jeffs, flora jessop. Jeffs, despite being behind bars serving a life sentence for two accounts of child sexual assault, is the president of the. Every week, he has to fight for higher ratings and his life. Following rulons death, his son warren jeffs assumes the flds leadership as prophet, somewhat against the wants of flds council who believed they should vote on who. Tony goldwyn plays warren jeffs who upon the death of his father became the high potentate of the fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latter day saints a breakaway group that still practices polygamy. The true story of a fundamentalist mormon leader who spent more than a year on the fbis 10 most wanted list for unlawful flight on charges related to his alleged arrangement of illegal. He told me that the movie was intentionally made cheesy to give it that bmovie feel. Within days of his fathers passing, warren married all of his fathers wives and. Accusations by becky and roy jeffs in 2015, two of warren jeffss children, daughter becky and son roy, came out to cnns lisa ling and accused their father of molesting them when they were younger. Cult leader warren jeffs rises to power in the polygamist mormon sect once headed by his late father, but some of his wives fight back to bring him to justice. The first time i watched it was simply for the entertainment.
Its definitely one of the better tv movies ive seen. Not to mention, that he payed for this entire movie outofpocket. Continuing tvs current fascination with religious extremes, outlaw prophet. Warren jeffs provides ample cover for a lifetime movie. The church espouses polygamy most specifically men married to several women as a means of eternal salvation. Apr 16, 2019 warren jeffs was born on december 3, 1955, in sacramento, california. They simply wanted my opinion before they gave me theirs. The tv movie chronicles the rise and fall of warren jeffs tony goldwyn after the death of his father, rulon jeffs martin landau. Aged rulon jeffs is the leader the prophet of the fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latterday saints flds centered in colorado city, arizona. One of warren jeffs exwives opens up on life with the sect leader duration. Warren jeffs, premiered this weekend on lifetime, and by our account, it wasnt too bad, as far as lifetimeproduced biopics go. Jun 26, 2014 continuing tvs current fascination with religious extremes, outlaw prophet. Warren jeffs provides ample cover for a lifetime movie with a higherthanusual sleaze factor, focusing as it. Will he be able to battle evil and save earth at the same time.
Starring tony goldwyn as warren jeffs, along with molly parker, joey king and martin landau, outlaw prophet appeared on the lifetime channel as a 2014 biopic detailing jeffs rise to power. Il caso warren jeffs hd 2014film completo in italiano. On 28 june 2014, lifetime aired a movie called outlaw prophet. And this wasnt his first film but it was the first film he entirely financed by himself. Warren jeffs is one of those figures seemingly made for the lifetime original movie treatment. Oct 06, 2014 based on the book when men become gods by new york times bestselling author stephen singular, the movie chronicles jeffs tony goldwyn rise to power after the death of his father, rulon jeffs. Shot on location in the red desert of new mexico, based on the true story of the self proclaimed prophet warren jeffs.
But from what ive heard from david heavener, it was made to be a really bad scifi movie. Prophet of evil pulls back the curtain on the now imprisoned religious prophet to an estimated 15,000 followers of the flds church who, before going to jail for two felony counts of child sexual assault in 2011, is said to have married at least 78 wives and have more than 50 children and controlled millions of dollars for the church. His followers believe the prophet is the voice of god. The 2015 documentary film, prophet s prey, directed by amy j. Cult leader warren jeffs rises to power in the polygamist. Now about that warren jeffs biopic texas monthly writers katy vine and sonia smith watched outlaw prophet, the new lifetime movie based on the life of flds leader, and it was actually pretty. Hes a charismatic figure with a story that involves salacious sexual acts, polygamy, cultlike settings, a fugitive spree, and a degree of celebrity notoriety.