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The Passion of the Christ

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Jim Caviezel

Maia Morgenstern

Christo Jivkov

Francesco De Vito

Monica Bellucci

Mattia Sbragia

Toni Bertorelli

Luca Lionello

Hristo Shopov

Claudia Gerini

Fabio Sartor

Giacinto Ferro

Aleksander Mincer

Sheila Mokhtari

Lucio Allocca

Paco Reconti

Adel Bakri

Luciano Dragone

Adel Ben Ayed

Franco Costanzo

Lino Salemme

Emanuele Gullotto

Francesco De Rosa

Maurizio Di Carmine

Francesco Gabriele

Angelo Di Loreta

Federico Pacifici

Roberto Santi

Giovanni Vettorazzo

Ted Rusoff

Tom Shaker

Andrea Coppola

Romuald Kłos

Giuseppe Lo Console

Dario D'Ambrosi

Luciano Federico

Domenico Capalbo

Valerio Esposito

Antonello Iacovone

Nicola Tagarelli

Ivan Gaudiano

Chokri Ben Zagden

Roberto Bestazzoni

Luca De Dominicis

Pietro Sarubbi

Abel Jafri

Lello Giulivo

Emilio De Marchi

Roberto Visconti

Sergio Rubini

Francesco Cabras

Andrea Refuto

Giovanni Capalbo

Matt Patresi

Sabrina Impacciatore

Daniela Poti

Jarreth J. Merz

Noemi Marotta

Rossella Longo

Davide Marotta

Rosalinda Celentano

Danilo Di Ruzza

Vincenzo Monti

Danilo Maria Valli

Nuot Arquint

Abraam Fontana

Valerio Isidori

Paulo dos Santos

Arianna Vitolo

Gabriella Barbuti

Ornella Giusto

Michelle Bonev

Lucia Stara

Evelina Meghnagi

Francis Dokyi

Mel Gibson

Stephen McEveety

Benedict Fitzgerald

Steve Mirkovich

Shaila Rubin

John Wright

Rajeev Malhotra

Maurizio Argentieri

John Debney

Gingger Shankar

Maurizio Millenotti

Renato Agostini

Carlo Gervasi

Enzo Sisti

Francesco Frigeri

Kevin Crehan

Matt Temple

Caleb Deschanel

Bruce Davey

Scott G.G. Haller

Marcostavros Maggi

Brian A. Metcalf

Giulia Chiara Crugnola

Constantine Sekeris

Daria Montagni

Jim Knell

Nazzareno Piana

Pierfranco Luscrì

Alec Boehm

Daniela Pareschi

Tim Larsen

Giuseppe Avallone

Desideria Corridoni

Fabio Orfanó

Peter Afterman

Aldo Urzini

Arnaldo Bivi

Anthony 'Max' Ivins

Jack Lenz

Massimiliano Rocchetti

Carlo Vinciguerra

Francesco Di Silvio

William J. Fulco

Jeff Atmajian

Bob Beemer

Kami Asgar

Roberto De Angelis

Stefano Maria Mioni

Davide Franconieri

Eleonora Baldwin

Scott A. Jennings

Maria Teresa Corridoni

Daniele Abeille

Juliet Hirata

Lisbeth Scott

Giorgio Catalano

Everett Burrell

Christopher Edwards

Chris Taft

Vincenzo Nardi

Lilio Rosato

Cris Borgnine   

Paolo Di Stefano

Ted Rae

Andy Potvin

Justin Ditter

Timothy Michael Cairns

Anna Cannella

Giorgio Antonini

Vincenzo Mastrantonio

Stefania Sisti

Daniel Acon

Paolo Verrucci

Bryan Blair

Riccardo Passanisi

Antonio Pupillo

Vito Colazzo

Jeff Schweikart

Mickey Bergstrom

Cecilia Alvarenga

Marcus Andexler

Federico Foti

Melissa Carter

Riley Sidore

Mario Bramucci

Alberto Emidi

Massimo Barbona

Tefft Smith

Patrizia Roletti

Jessica Clements

Sergio Ercolessi

Dan Yale

Renée Tondelli

Nick Ingman

Mario Michisanti

Nadia Salvatore

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The fact that there is precious little English spoken here can come across as a little off-putting at the start. Until, that is, you remember that this is a story that has been told several times - not least in the bible, and so actually the language of the dialogue doesn't really matter so much. Once I was over that, I was rather impressed by the standard of production presented here by Mel Gibson. Jim Caviezel has a wonderful vulnerability and potency in his portrayal of the last day spent by Jesus before his crucifixion. The cinematography is very good, as is the glorious attention to detail with the costumes and settings rich and authentic to behold. The last half hour demonstrates a degree of brutality that is very difficult to watch but somehow that, too, enhances the plausibility of this speculative depiction of events. The supporting cast of relatively unknown talent work well to generate a sense of the inevitability of the proceedings and John Debney's score is rousing and effective too. It does play a little bit fast and loose with the text of the bible, and the very graphic nature of the lives (and loves!) of some of the characters - and their flaws - is provocative and challenges the more traditional (i.e. Cecil B. de Mille) interpretations of this ultimate example of man's inhumanity to man. It is far too long, though. It really does take it's time to get going - perhaps expending a little too much effort on scenario development for subjects that most of us already know (regardless of our own personal faith). At times the direction is also a little bit heavy-handed. It forces us to accept the conclusions drawn by the screenplay, rather than allow us much scope to evaluate, even judge, the unfolding events for ourselves. That said, Gibson has not delivered anything elegiac here, he successfully offers us something illustrating the warts and all existence of biblical-time, Roman occupied, Judea and it is well worth a watch.

**_The Suffering of The Christ_**

Helmed by Mel Gibson, “The Passion of the Christ” (2004) details the excruciating last 12 hours of the life of Jesus (Yeshua) Christ as detailed in the Bible, as well as various devotional writings. Jim Caviezel stars in the eponymous role and it’s hard to imagine a more fitting person in the part. Also notable are Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene, Hristo Naumov Shopov as Pontius Pilate and Jarreth Merz as Simon of Cyrene.

Obviously, this isn’t a fun movie. You have to be braced for it, as it’s shocking in a reverent way. This explains why one critic denounced it as "a two-hour-and-six-minute snuff movie." Nevertheless, it artistically brings to life that particular turning point in history and gives the viewer a great visual of what went down. Christ’s death appeased God’s just wrath in a substitutionary sense and opened the door to immortality and eternal life, as noted in Romans 6:23 and 2 Timothy 1:10.

Research the evidence and decide for yourself whether this is historical fact or just myth.

The film was shot entirely in Italy.

GRADE: A

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Jim Caviezel

Maia Morgenstern

Christo Jivkov

Francesco De Vito

Monica Bellucci

Mattia Sbragia

Toni Bertorelli

Luca Lionello

Hristo Shopov

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