- Overview
Portrait of God is a documentary road movie about the manhunt for the most wanted person in the world. The film is constructed as a classic detective story. A middle-aged detective shadows the suspect through the highs and lows of South African society until he ends up in a gigantic prison in Cape Town bursting with murderers, thieves, and rapists.
- Release Date
20 April 2001
- DirectingJon Bang Carlsen
- Budget
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- Revenue
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