The Young Messiah (2016)
Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.
At the age of 7, Jesus Bar-Joseph lives with his family in Alexandria, Egypt, where they have fled to avoid a massacre of children by King Herod of Israel. Jesus knows that his parents Joseph and Mary have secrets they are keeping from him, secrets about his birth and about traits that make him very different from other boys. His parents, however, believe him too young to grasp the truth of his miraculous birth and purpose. Learning that the murderous Herod is dead, they set out to return to their home of Nazareth in Israel, unaware that Herod's namesake son is, like his father, determined to see the boy Jesus dead.
Stars: Sean Bean, David Bradley, Jonathan Bailey
Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh
Writers: Anne Rice (novel), Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh (screenplay)
Genres: Drama
Release Date: 11 March 2016 (USA)
Filming Locations: Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG - 13 for some violence and thematic elements
Language: English
