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The Young Messiah

  • 2016
  • PG-13
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
3.8K
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The Young Messiah (2016)
The story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth.
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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 re... Read allTells 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.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.

  • Director
    • Cyrus Nowrasteh
  • Writers
    • Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh
    • Cyrus Nowrasteh
    • Anne Rice
  • Stars
    • Adam Greaves-Neal
    • Vincent Walsh
    • Sara Lazzaro
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    3.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Cyrus Nowrasteh
    • Writers
      • Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh
      • Cyrus Nowrasteh
      • Anne Rice
    • Stars
      • Adam Greaves-Neal
      • Vincent Walsh
      • Sara Lazzaro
    • 76User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • 33Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins

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    Returning Home Alt
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    A Son Named Jesus
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    Childs Questions
    Clip 1:55
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    The Decision
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    The Young Messiah: A Son Named Jesus
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    The Young Messiah: Child's Questions
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    The Young Messiah: Returning Home
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    The Young Messiah: The Decision
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    The Young Messiah: Sean Bean
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    The Young Messiah: Chris Columbus On The Script
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    The Young Messiah: Bill Andrew On The Faith Based Story
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    Photos26

    Sara Lazzaro and Adam Greaves-Neal in The Young Messiah (2016)
    The Young Messiah (2016)
    Vincent Walsh and Sara Lazzaro in The Young Messiah (2016)
    Vincent Walsh in The Young Messiah (2016)
    David Burke and Adam Greaves-Neal in The Young Messiah (2016)
    Vincent Walsh and Adam Greaves-Neal in The Young Messiah (2016)
    Adam Greaves-Neal in The Young Messiah (2016)
    Sara Lazzaro in The Young Messiah (2016)
    Sean Bean in The Young Messiah (2016)
    Sean Bean in The Young Messiah (2016)
    Sara Lazzaro and Adam Greaves-Neal in The Young Messiah (2016)
    Vincent Walsh, Christian McKay, Sara Lazzaro, Finn Ireland, Lois Ellington, and Adam Greaves-Neal in The Young Messiah (2016)

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    Adam Greaves-Neal
    Adam Greaves-Neal
    • Jesus
    Vincent Walsh
    Vincent Walsh
    • Joseph
    Sara Lazzaro
    Sara Lazzaro
    • Mary
    Sean Bean
    Sean Bean
    • Severus
    Finn Ireland
    Finn Ireland
    • James
    • (as Finn McLeod Ireland)
    Christian McKay
    Christian McKay
    • Cleopas
    Agni Scott
    Agni Scott
    • Miriam
    Lois Ellington
    • Salome
    Jane Lapotaire
    Jane Lapotaire
    • Old Sarah
    Duné Medros
    • Riba
    • (as Dune Medros)
    Rory Keenan
    Rory Keenan
    • The Demon
    Clive Russell
    Clive Russell
    • Weer
    Jonathan Bailey
    Jonathan Bailey
    • Herod
    David Bradley
    David Bradley
    • Old Rabbi (Nazareth)
    David Burke
    David Burke
    • The Blind Rabbi
    Jacopo Alaimo
    • Eleazer
    Dorotea Mercuri
    Dorotea Mercuri
    • Eleazer's Mother
    Jarreth J. Merz
    Jarreth J. Merz
    • Eleazer's Father
    • (as Jarreth Merz)
    • Director
      • Cyrus Nowrasteh
    • Writers
      • Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh
      • Cyrus Nowrasteh
      • Anne Rice
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Based on apocryphal writings about Jesus' childhood from highly disputed accounts such as the Gospel of Peter.
    • Goofs
      James was the younger brother of Jesus, but here he is the older brother.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Jesus: I've learned so much since leaving Egypt. I know everything I can for today. I even know I'm going to die. I used to wonder if angels would come to me, if they would sing to me, if they would fill my dreams. There is still so much that I don't know, but I do know this. I don't think I'm here to see angels or to hear them sing. And I don't think I'm here to make it rainy or sunny or anything like that. I think I'm here just to be alive. To see it, hear it, feel it, all of it. Even when it hurts. Someday you will tell me why else I'm here. I don't know when, but you will. I know that. Because, Father, I am your child.

    • Soundtracks
      Barcheinu Avinu
      Written by Shlomo Carlebach (as Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach), BMI

      Used with the permission of the Estate of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach

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    The Young Messiah is about Jesus' young life and the New Testament, it mainly talks about how Jesus was able to outrun Herod's soldiers and perform miracles while doing it. The setting in Young Messiah is based around outer Egypt but they never stay in one place and constantly travel. Adam Greaves Neal plays Jesus, Sara Lazzaro plays Mary, Jonathan Bailey plays Herod,Sean Bean plays Severus, and Vincent Walsh plays Joseph. I feel like they did a pretty good job at the casting because it felt like those were the actual people and the acting was amazing too.

    In the Beginning of the Movie we are introduced to Jesus, as Jesus was minding his business he was getting pushed around by another boy. While this was happening a demon appeared killing the boy and blaming it on Jesus. Due to this lie Jesus was escorted to his house thinking what happened to the boy and how he died, so he went to the boy's house and used his remarkable powers to raise the boy from the dead. So Mary, Joseph, and his brother embarked on a journey from Egypt to Nazareth. Word begins to spread about Jesus and his powers, The King Herod hears about this and orders the death of Jesus. Severus takes Herod's orders and pursues jesus. Mary and Joseph start to worry about Jesus' safety since he's becoming more curious about who he really is and what he can do.

    I honestly Love the acting in this movie because these actors really sell their role, it feels like they are actually the characters in the movie. Like for example how Severus had the flashbacks the night where Herod ordered the soldiers to murder infants, you could see the regret and guilt in his eyes. By seeing that you know he didnt want to do it, he obviously knew that what he was doing was completely unethical. Another thing I like to discuss is cosmetics and costumes. The costumes were made really well it really felt like the movie was made back in their era, same with the cosmetics. One example I would like to bring up was the people that were being crucified, seeing how much detail they put into those crosses were spine chilling. It looked like they actually crucified people up there.

    Overall this movie was a solid 8/10, I really enjoyed how detailed the story was. I don't really know if this was historically accurate but it felt like I learned a lot of things about Jesus' early life. I also love how almost every characters had a big role in the movie and how certain outcomes lead to different events.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 11, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • South Korea
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt
    • Filming locations
      • Matera, Basilicata, Italy
    • Production companies
      • 1492 Pictures
      • CJ Entertainment
      • Hyde Park International
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $18,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,490,401
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,294,876
      • Mar 13, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,330,338
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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