Overview
The filming of a movie about Jesus’ death deeply affects three people — an egotistical director who cast himself as Christ, the actress playing Mary Magdalene who cannot bring herself to leave Bethlehem and a TV journalist whose spiritual doubts start to consume him.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival (2005)
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Filming locations
Filmed in Basilicata
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Setting
Set in Jerusalem
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Music
Music by Francis Kuipers
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Abel FerraraStory
- Mario IsabellaStory
- Scott PardoScreenplay
- Simone LageolesStory
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 18, 2005
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Italy, France, United States of America
Cast
Juliette BinocheMarie Palesi / Mary Magdalene
Forest WhitakerTed Younger
Matthew ModineTony Childress / Jesus
Marion CotillardGretchen Mol
Stefania RoccaBrenda Sax
Heather GrahamElizabeth Younger
Marco LeonardiApostle Peter
Luca LionelloApostle Thomas
Ettore D'AlessandroApostle Andrew
Elio GermanoMatteo
Mario OpinatoApostle James- Emanuela IovannittiJohanna, Mary's Follower
- Chiara PicchiSalome
Angelica Di MajoMartha- Alex GrazioliApostle Matthew
Shanyn LeighJerusalemite
Tommaso SaccoBoy- Dominot1st Angel
Emma NittiJohanna- Roy-Oronzo CasaliniJohn
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