Gonzalez: The False Prophet

González lives in a dilapidated room in Mexico City, a lost soul in one of the world's biggest metropolises. Desperate to be someone in life—and to pay off his debts—he embarks on a journey into the increasingly magnetic world of big-box Christianity. Religion seems to offer a quick path to becoming rich and soon González is willing to do anything in his power in order to make it happen. A thriller that evokes the gritty style of Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, Gonzalez: The False Prophet is a suspenseful ride through the darker side of charismatic preachers and upstart religions that flourish on the hard-earned money of desperate people in need of hope.

“Individual sequences crackle with a nervy kind of energy, especially those which feature Torres and Bardem together.” Boyd van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter

González lleva meses aquejado por el desempleo y se aferra de la última rama que le ofrecen las circunstancias: un cargo como operador en el call­center de un templo cristiano, el cual funciona como una feroz máquina para succionar económicamente al prójimo. González, ateo por naturaleza, es bueno para hablar y aprende rápido el arte de la farsa. No pasará mucho tiempo para que sus necesidades se mezclen con cierta ambición autoimpuesta de fé: ese “acto de certeza” es gasolina suficiente para mantenerse a flote con el mundo.