The Lazarus Phenomenon (2006) (V)

Director:

Regardt van den Bergh

Writer:

Regardt van den Bergh (writer)

Release Date:

2 June 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

The Ian McCormack Story

Plot:

Cast

Joshua Lindberg

...

Ian McCormack

Runtime:

UK:88 min

Country:

USA | UK | South Africa

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Mauritius

Company:

Eternal Productions

A Glimpse of Eternity........and a MUST SEE FILM!

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This movie is based on the true stories of Reverend Daniel Ekekuku also known as Daniel Eke and Ian McCormack who after his experience became a Pastor with the Assembly of God Church. Both men had an NDE (Near Death Experience) and their glimpses of Heaven and Hell. The acting is decent and the special effects are good especially for a low budget Christian film (It's not a DeMille,Lucas,Spielberg Epic or HBO or Hallmark Hall of Fame production). I don't recommend this film for children 14 or younger because of the graphic depiction of Hell.Now if the youngster is into Atheism,Agnosticism or the Occult then by all means they should see this film. High School age-Yes. This film should be seen by any Bible Believing Judeo-Christian whether they be of a traditional,evangelical,charismatic or fundamentalist denominational background. I would also recommend this film to skeptics,hedonists,liberal Christians and backsliding or carnal Christians. The Lazarus Phenomenon is about a phenomenon that has been growing about people who have died and have been clinically pronounced dead and who have mysteriously come back to life from being just minutes dead,hours dead and in the Reverend Ekekuku's case a couple of days dead.When both came back from the dead they had two glimpses of afterlife. One incredibly beautiful and the other horrible by description. The film is not just about the afterlife. It also deals with the fact that forgiveness also plays a large part on where a person will spend eternity. This film would be enjoyed also by the Bible Prophecy Endtimes crowd. To anyone who liked the movies and the messages from Escape from Hell and Final Exit you will like this movie and with one big difference-THE LAZARUS PHENOMENON MOVIE IS NOT FICTION THE PEOPLE AND EVENTS ARE DOCUMENTED CASES! My favorite quote in the movie is from Ian McCormack "I WOULDN'T WISH HELL ON MY WORST ENEMY". After seeing this film a person will think twice on joking about Hell or using the word Hell loosely. Some people who might not be happy with this film are the people known as hellfire insurance Christians who accept Christ as savior only as a way to get to Heaven but do not live a life that is pleasing to God. I'm talking about the once saved always saved I can do what I want bunch.Spoiler:Watch and listen to what the Angel said to Daniel Ekekuku when he got his glimpse of Hell. The film is disturbing so much so it is thought provoking. The punchline WHERE WILL YOU (GENERALLY SPEAKING) SPEND ETERNITY?