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The Friends of Jesus - Thomas

Original title: Gli amici di Gesù - Tommaso
  • TV Movie
  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
203
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The Friends of Jesus - Thomas (2001)
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When Jesus is taken off the cross at Golgotha, THOMAS arrives there. Like most of the other disciples, he had worriedly taken refuge with friends in Jerusalem after Jesus's arrest. After Jes... Read allWhen Jesus is taken off the cross at Golgotha, THOMAS arrives there. Like most of the other disciples, he had worriedly taken refuge with friends in Jerusalem after Jesus's arrest. After Jesus's burial, the disciples decide to leave Jerusalem quickly, but Thomas refuses to leave ... Read allWhen Jesus is taken off the cross at Golgotha, THOMAS arrives there. Like most of the other disciples, he had worriedly taken refuge with friends in Jerusalem after Jesus's arrest. After Jesus's burial, the disciples decide to leave Jerusalem quickly, but Thomas refuses to leave Jesus' body behind, as he fears that the tomb may be desecrated. When MARY MAGDALENE tells... Read all

  • Directors
    • Raffaele Mertes
    • Elisabetta Marchetti
  • Writer
    • Gareth Jones
  • Stars
    • Roberta Armani
    • Mathieu Carrière
    • Maria Grazia Cucinotta
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    203
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    • Directors
      • Raffaele Mertes
      • Elisabetta Marchetti
    • Writer
      • Gareth Jones
    • Stars
      • Roberta Armani
      • Mathieu Carrière
      • Maria Grazia Cucinotta
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Roberta Armani
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    • Giovanna
    Mathieu Carrière
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    • Maria Maddalena
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    • Longinus
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      • Raffaele Mertes
      • Elisabetta Marchetti
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      • Gareth Jones
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    Doubting Thomas
    This is all conjecture, nothing fits, and it is not even convincing. Thomas is the central character, but he makes a poor character, the film not even touching on the fact that he might have been Jesus' brother, "Thomas Didymus", and thereby could have had a closer standing with Jesus than most. This is the last of Raffalele Mertes' Biblical series, and it is not the best one, Mary Magdalene being among the first and best ones, but they are all marked by exquisite music and settings, and Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Mary Magdalene appears here also. She and Erica Maria Modugno as Jesus' mother are the best characters here, while Danny Quinn as Jesus also is convincing enough. Longinus is given a major part, all made up, like several other characters as well. Barabbas also has an important part, and performs it well, although he ends up a corpse. The main default is with the script, it does not depart in any way from the gospel versions, and the adding to it does not make it better. The middle part, after "Mary Magdalene", is about Judas, and it could be interesting. Hopefully that will provide a more interesting character than the rather pathetic, constantly desperate and extremely volatile Thomas encountered here, a leading character without a character.
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    • Release date
      • April 16, 2001 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
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    • Also known as
      • Close to Jesus
    • Production companies
      • Epsilon TV Production
      • Lux Vide
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      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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