LUCA LIONELLO plays one of the apostles who betrays Jesus.CLAUDIA GERINI plays his wife who wants her husband to spare Jesus' life.HRISTO NAUMOV SPOPOV plays the Roman Governor who's hesitant to crucify Jesus, but eventually gives in to the demands of the Jewish leaders and crowd.MATTIA SBRAGIA plays the Jewish high priest who hates everything about Jesus and pushes for his execution.

MONICA BELLUCCI plays the former sinner who similarly must watch the atrocities.MAIA MORGENSTERN plays his mother who must watch her son be brutalized and killed.JAMES CAVIEZEL plays Jesus Christ, the Jewish teacher and prophet who's condemned to death by Caiphas and Pilate and must suffer the horrible physical beatings and crucifixion.

WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R For sequences of graphic violence. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? Older teens might be interested in its religious and/or controversial aspects, but parents should note that this is an extremely intense, violent and bloody experience if they're thinking of taking younger kids along. He orders it to be and Jesus is then forced to carry his own cross to his point of execution. When Jesus is returned to Pilate, the Governor asks the people one last time what should be done with the Messiah and they call for his crucifixion. To the horror of his mother, Mary (MAIA MORGENSTERN) and the healed Mary Magdalene (MONICA BELLUCCI), the Roman guards flog Jesus within an inch of his life.

They choose the criminal and thus Pilate orders that Jesus be scourged, but allowed to live. Thus, he's returned to Pilate who allows the Jews to decide whether Jesus or a convicted murderer should be set free. Initially not swayed by Caiphas' accusations and heeding the suggestion of his wife, Claudia Procles (CLAUDIA GERINI), to spare Jesus, Pilate orders that Herod Antipas determine Jesus' fate, but the Judean leader sees no threat posed by the Prophet. Accordingly, he brings his demand to Roman Governor Pontius Pilate (HRISTO NAUMOV SPOPOV) as he's the only one with authority to call for a crucifixion. He succeeds at that, but one of His apostles, Judas Iscariot (LUCA LIONELLO), betrays his location to Caiphas (MATTIA SBRAGIA) and other Jewish high priests who promptly have him arrested.Īccusing him of heresy and other religious crimes, Caiphas wants Jesus executed, but lacks the authority to make or carry out such an order. PLOT: The Last Supper has just occurred and Jesus Christ (JAMES CAVIEZEL) is in the Garden of Olives praying and trying to resist the temptations offered Him by Satan (ROSALINDA CELANTANO). QUICK TAKE: Drama: The last twelve hours of Jesus' life are portrayed from His arrest through His Crucifixion. (2004) (James Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern) (R)

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