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Jesus

1999 · 174 min

A warm, human-scale retelling that makes a familiar sacred story feel intimate and lived-in, with room for laughter and grief.

Overview
Jesus, a carpenter living a simple life, discovers his destiny as the biblical Messiah.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama, tv movie
Directed by
Roger Young
Written by
Suzette Couture
Starring
Jeremy Sisto, Debra Messing, Jacqueline Bisset, Gary Oldman, Elena Sofia Ricci, Maria Cristina Heller, Stefania Rocca, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Music
Patrick Williams
Cinematography
Raffaele Mertes
Runtime
174 min
Country
Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Spain, United States of America
Languages
English

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