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Ten years later, Tereza walked through Prague's quarter "Anděl," when somebody shouted at her "Jesus loves you." It was a member of the "Triumph Center of Faith" Church, a branch of the same movement she used to know, doing their street evangelization. Tereza paused in astonishment as she instantly remembered her childhood, and decided to visit their next gathering.
The film emerged after two years of following this group. In the movie, we meet Tereza's former classmates and teacher, and hear what her classmates think today about their childhood years spent at the school. We peek inside this controversial Christian fellowship, meet the members' children, and experience their "Conference of the Fire and Faith" that was "visited by Jesus."
This documentary does not attempt to answer intricate questions of faith, but instead focuses on the universal issues of manipulation and freedom.
© 2009 Jacket Bros., HBO Czech republic, Furia Film
The movie
As a child, Tereza Nvotová, the film's director, attended the bilingual "School of Tomorrow," where she was raised by American missionaries that belonged to the charismatic Christian movement "Word of Faith." The movement, founded in the United States in the 1970s, promised its members a "permanent state of success and prosperity." While learning English, children of the "School of Tomorrow" were taught how to heal, talk to Jesus, sing with their arms raised and defeat the devil.Ten years later, Tereza walked through Prague's quarter "Anděl," when somebody shouted at her "Jesus loves you." It was a member of the "Triumph Center of Faith" Church, a branch of the same movement she used to know, doing their street evangelization. Tereza paused in astonishment as she instantly remembered her childhood, and decided to visit their next gathering.
The film emerged after two years of following this group. In the movie, we meet Tereza's former classmates and teacher, and hear what her classmates think today about their childhood years spent at the school. We peek inside this controversial Christian fellowship, meet the members' children, and experience their "Conference of the Fire and Faith" that was "visited by Jesus."
This documentary does not attempt to answer intricate questions of faith, but instead focuses on the universal issues of manipulation and freedom.