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The film is not very well produced. it is in the level of the many brazillian Novelas that are mass produced to air every day for months. The story is clearly fake, with hints at supernatural events and the attempt to make the one who paid for it a good person; It hides the facts regarding the way he got rich, by taking people's homes, salary and goods by making promises of riches and blessings. An imoral movie about an imoral person trying to wash away the well documented facts about his rise to power.

While I was watching the movie I only thought it was better to see Pele's film

It's sad to see the art of cinema used for propaganda purposes. Of course it's not the first time, and it won't be the last.

Objectively speaking, this is not a good movie. It lacks quality in all forms of the production: bad direction, barely acceptable acting and photography.

The script is also lacking, but that's almost forgivable when you realize this is propaganda movie.

So why this movie has such good ratings?

This is a propaganda movie, made by a well known church in Brazil. It's a huge, extremely wealthy group, and they have the ability to pull this off. Their intention is, I believe, to both please the ego of their leader, Edir Macedo, and serve as a recruiting tool, to gather more members.

They, most likely, have thousands of members coming here and writing fake reviews, with text clearly translated using Google Translator or similar services.

And I think they will keep coming.

I urge you look into this Church, and why it's so concerning to have this movie here, getting this kind of attention.

Misdirected film, scenery with weak setting, tiring narrative, forced acting and false story. An attempt to create a martyr in the figure of a religious who manipulates people.

It's a boring movie. It's not a biographical movie, most scenes do not reflect the reality of Edir Macedo. A movie full of religious cliche. Watch in case of insomnia.

Not very good movie, a lot of errors, I really lost my time seeing it.

I watch this movie and i can say the people are manipulated for high rating, bad movie, actors and theme.

Unfortunately the film portrays a very bad reality. Unfortunately it was made with money from church donations to spread the gospel in Brazil.

Edir Macedo is not a hero like its shown in the film. He's nothing but a corrupt, charlatan and criminal.

Watching this movie is the worst thing you can do to spend your time on. Full of fanaticism, zealotry and partiality. It only reflects how blind faith and dogmatism can be dangerous and manipulative. Other than that, this movie does not show a biography of someone whose life is blameless, it is more like a brainwashing attempt to cover up a very dubious past.

How man of god produces this propaganda movie and pays for it is beyond evil. I hope there is hell, karma since using faith for greed is awfully wrong. I am not even religious person. As for movie itself, just trash, not even mildly entertaining.

This is not an independent movie. It is about a Brazilian church owner, but financed by himself (with the money of church goers) to show him in a positive light, while in reality he got billionaire (he is the richest pastor in the world) by exploiting the faith of the poor.

Avoid.

For the people who know the real story, it's pretty clear they try to pass Edir as some sort of hero, a martyr, That alone makes you want to stop watching the movie less than halfway through it. So do yourself a favor, and don't even start, unless you want to see this as pure fiction and not try to compare it to the real history.

An absolutely craptacular "movie." I really need to look more closely at the IMDB reviews and not just the overall rating. Self-financed propaganda by a charlatan fleecing the religious minded in Brazil (and elsewhere, apparently). Badly written, directed, acted and whatever else you can be bad at in a movie. The lead looks like a cliche of a pedophile and has zero charisma, even when preaching. Do you want to see a good faith-based movie? Check out "I Can Only Imagine." That movie proves faith-based doesn't have to be synonymous with garbage. Avoid this AND the sequel teased in the Avengers-style stinger at the end of the movie.

This guy is a billionaire, while his faithful often have no money to eat. He built a church that looks more like a mansion. Horrible movie, where the guy's type is masked. Do not watch and use your time to research the fame of Edir Macedo in Brazil.

Highly biased story as the main character is the owner of the main sponsor and production company. Not a biopic but an auto-biopic in the end. Also, bad direction that feels very old style and doesn't help much the viewer that doesn't already know the character.

This movie being rated 10/10 and being removed by imdb itself as a fraud is really a meme. As a movie lover, it's practically a crime for a movie like this to have been ahead (even for a few days) of movies like The Godfather, The Shawshank Redemption and other classics. Due to this masterpiece imdb has updated its policies. As a Brazilian, I am sad that people have used the platform as a form of fake promotion of an obviously bad product.

After watching the movie, I can easily say that I did find it uplifting. Setting aside the fact at it does deal with religion, what caught my attention was the courage this man had to go out and do what he wanted, to preach!!! It may sound like something so minute, so plain, yet I saw courage to face one's own fears and backlash of others. As I watched, I did not expect any exaggerated effects or extravagant details. Rather, real-life experiences that explain why the bishop and his church has been able to spread into so many parts of the world. With that said, what I came away with is that no matter what, I cannot let others define who I am or stop believing in my dreams, That is why I state that it is an inspiring film!!!

After reading some of the bad reviews on this movie, I can see why some think it's trash and not true. Honestly, the movie is not bad for Brazilian standards which is why I gave a generous 4 stars. It was nteresting to see how Macedo's life story would play out in the big screen. The setting and cinematography is decent in quality but I found it comedic that most of the character's who I knew personally portrayed in the movie, looked nothing like them in real life except for the actor playing Macedo who shows a good resemblance. I knew Macedo and his family personally from the early years of his church back in 1978. I was disappointed that my family was not mentioned in the movie because we sponsored them to begin his church mission in the U.S. in the early 80's and came to live with us in NY for a period of time. The movie ends with him and Ester in NY with no context of how they got there. If there's a sequel coming, it will be interesting to see how the plot turns out but don't expect a miracle LOL!!! The guy from his humble beginnings and life challenges, definitely dreamed of gaining power and fortune all in the name of the Gospel!

As a Christian who truly knows the Lord, I found this film truly appalling because it is not a proper account of events.

The attempt to portray authentic Christian behaviour has failed miserably. I would normally stay right away from any person, calling themselves a Christian, who behaved in any way like the hero of this film. Unfortunately he comes across as a deluded nut, a religious zealot, someone one would expect to be repulsive to saint and sinner alike, and who does not appear to know very much about how to care for his wife.

If I met a person like this I would immediately know that there was, before me, a person with very deep need. He speaks of wanting to save the world. Many people have been seized with a desire to save the world, but history books show us that God always deals very deeply with people he calls, the work of grace in the soul of man takes time, and unfortunately the film fails to portray the passing of very much time at all, or any Godly discipline to speak of in the life of this man.

I would not recommend this film for the purposes of education or relaxation because it is so non-realistic as to be laughable.

I had never heard about this guy before the movie and this movie certainly didn't help me: it looks fake and the actor that plays him reminds of Ted Bundy. A nice story but probably not super realistic

I read diverse reviews on here, but overall if you watch the movie with no prejudice, regardless if you like Edir Macedo or not, you will see it's a great movie. It shows the reality of man who wasn't believed in, was put down, bullied since he was a child (the reality of many) and as an adult the struggles increased, but he prevailed against all odds due to his faith in God.

The acting is good, the cinematography is excellent, they did a great job with the looks of the movie as a whole, the antique cars, clothing etc.

I didn't see any part of the movie promoting religion, it was quite the contrary, it's against religion and promotes only having a sincere faith towards God as your drive.

I recommend it. I left the movie theatre inspired and motivated to take the right decisions in my life.