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11 April 2001 (Italy)
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PILATE and the Roman legate VETURIUS look on worriedly as JESUS is celebrated as the new messiah in Jerusalem...
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A biblical epic full of travesty and distortion
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Cast
(in credits order) | Enrico Lo Verso | ... | Judas |
 | Danny Quinn | ... | Jesus |
 | Aglaia Szyszkowitz | ... | Sarah |
| Mathieu Carrière | ... | Pilatus |
 | Francesco Pannofino | ... | Pietro |
 | Pierfrancesco Favino | ... | Simone |
 | Mehmet Günsür | ... | Giovanni |
| Shel Shapiro | ... | Otoniel |
| Todd Carter | ... | Caifa |
 | Hannes Jaenicke | ... | Joseph of Arimathea |
 | Matt Patresi | ... | Barabba |
| Giovanni Micoli | ... | Gesta |
| Omar Lahlou | ... | Disma |
| Cyrus Elias | ... | Padre di Giuda |
| Athina Cenci | ... | Madre di Giuda |
| Manfred Zapatka | ... | Veturius |
| Paolo Montevecchi | ... | Lucio |
| Mathias Herrmann | ... | Longinus |
Directed by | |||
| Raffaele Mertes | |||
| Elisabetta Marchetti | (co-director) | ||
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| Franco Bernini | ||
| Gareth Jones | ||
Produced by | |||
| Loretta Bernabei | .... | line producer | |
| Luca Bernabei | .... | producer | |
| Ferdinand Dohna | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Marco Frisina | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Giovanni Galasso | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Elisabetta Marchetti | |||
Casting by | |||
| Cornelia von Braun | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Elisabetta Marchetti | (art direction) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Mario Michisanti | .... | key makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Stefania Antonini | .... | unit production manager | |
| Andrea Nuzzolo | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Rachel Griffiths | .... | first assistant director | |
| Amine Louadni | .... | first assistant director | |
| Sara Rossi | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Giuseppe De Luca | .... | prop master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Bruno Ventura | .... | sound editor | |
| Laura Vergelli | .... | adr supervisor | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Massimo Cipollina | .... | visual effects | |
| Fabrizio Pistone | .... | digital compositor | |
| Corrado Rizzo | .... | digital effects supervisor | |
| Gian Luca Rizzo | .... | visual effects producer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Gianluca Bombardone | .... | assistant camera | |
| Alessandro Cardelli | .... | electrician | |
| Stanislao Galasso | .... | gaffer | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Stefano De Nardis | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Mustapha Mimis | .... | set costumer | |
| Hassan Taghriti | .... | key costumer | |
| Maurizio Torti | .... | key set costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Michele Sblendorio | .... | assistant editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Emmanuel Bonfiglioli | .... | assistant story editor | |
| Paola Chicarella | .... | production accountant | |
| Fernando Muraca | .... | story editor | |
| Paola Sangiovanni | .... | script supervisor | |
| Laura Vergelli | .... | dialogue adaptor | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Con Dios Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
- Barnholtz Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
- Canale 5 (2001) (Italy) (TV) (original airing)
- Flashstar Home Vídeo (200?) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
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Also Known As:
"Gli amici di Gesù - Giuda" - Italy (original title)
"Close to Jesus" - USA (DVD box title)
"Judas" - Europe (English title)
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"Close to Jesus" - USA (DVD box title)
"Judas" - Europe (English title)
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Austria:91 min
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SPOILERS THROUGHOUT!
I have seen this movie a few months ago and I must admit that never in my life have I seen such a distorted image of the New Testament.
Jesus is showed as a human only. Judas is not a traitor, but someone who waits for Jesus saving his people from the Roman oppression. In fact, he observes Pilate judging Jesus and shouts: "Show your power now"
Jewish Pharizees do not do any harm to Jesus. It is the Pilate who forces Judas to give him Christ since he is afraid of rebellion and "sick ideologies."
The truth was totally different. I don't know what Mertes aimed at by distorting the New Testament so seriously.
The fact is that anybody who will watch it and does not know the Bible much, he/she will feel confused.
If you are going to see this movie, read the Bible first, please. And you shall see how far the movie is from the truth (of course if you consider the Bible as the utmost truth). For those who do, this movie is unacceptable.