Risen (2016)

In 33 AD, a Roman Tribune in Judea is tasked to find the missing body of an executed Jew rumored to have risen from the dead.

Director:

Kevin Reynolds

Writers:

Kevin Reynolds (screenplay), Paul Aiello (screenplay)

Stars:

Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joseph Fiennes	...	Clavius
Tom Felton	...	Lucius
Peter Firth	...	Pilate
Cliff Curtis	...	Yeshua
María Botto	...	Mary Magdalene
Luis Callejo	...	Joses
Antonio Gil	...	Joseph of Arimathea
Richard Atwill	...	Polybius
Stewart Scudamore	...	Peter
Andy Gathergood	...	Quintus
Stephen Hagan	...	Bartholomew
Mish Boyko	...	John
Jan Cornet	...	Thomas / Dydimus
Joe Manjón	...	Simon the Canaanite (as Joe Manjon)
Pepe Lorente	...	Thaddeus

Storyline

Follows the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of a non-believer. Clavius, a powerful Roman Military Tribune, and his aide Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Yahshua in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem.

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Plot Keywords:

roman soldier | crucifixion | judea | resurrection | biblical | 

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Taglines:

Witness the manhunt that changed the course of human history

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for Biblical violence including some disturbing images

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 February 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Auferstanden

Filming Locations:

Malta

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$11,801,271 (USA) (19 February 2016)

Gross:

$36,874,745 (USA) (13 May 2016)

Company Credits

Production Co:

LD Entertainment, Affirm Films, Columbia Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tom Felton plays a character named Lucius. This was also the name of his character's father in the Harry Potter franchise.

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Goofs

Mary Magdalene is portrayed as a prostitute possibly still active in her profession and is arrested for questioning in the investigation as she's entering a tavern known to be a place for soliciting potential customers. Both her identification with the woman caught in adultery and as a prostitute in general are based on medieval legends which have neither any canonical nor historical foundation; the New Testament indicates only that she was one of Jesus' followers because he had exorcised a number of evil spirits from her.

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Quotes

Clavius: I have seen two things which cannot reconcile: A man dead without question, and that same man alive again. I pursue Him, the Nazarene, to ferret the truth.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: The Witch/Risen (2016)

User Reviews

Pretty Decent

With the most recent Biblical movies that Hollywood has come out with, Noah and Exodus, the main complaint, at least from the Christian viewer-base, was that they didn't stick to the accuracy of the Bible; in this film they do - so it has that going for it, if you're a Christian.

At the top of the IMDb page it lists this movie as Action, Adventure, and Drama; but in reality it's pretty much just drama. There is a 3 minute action sequence at the beginning and that is about it. It's not bad that it's Drama, but it is a slower paced movie - I only point this out because that is one of things I like to know when going into a movie.

The movie itself wasn't terribly exciting, but for the Christian audience, who like to see portions of the Bible "brought to life", I think it will find a decent viewer ship. That being said, if it's Friday night and you're looking for a fun movie, then this probably isn't it.

Thankfully, this isn't another "God's Not Dead" where they smack you in the face over and over again with how awesome Christians are and how terrible atheists are - it basically just sticks to a fictional storyline of what might have happened to a Roman centurion who is in charge of finding the missing body.

The bottom line is this movie is the very definition of "good" to me, not bad, but not great...just good.