40 Tage in der Wüste (2016)
Jesus geht für 40 Tage in die Wüste, um fastend und betend nach Erleuchtung zu suchen. Dort wird er heimgesucht vom Teufel, der sein Vertrauen in Gott erschüttern will. Nach langen Wanderungen findet Jesus Aufnahme bei einer Familie. Der Vater ist dabei, für die Familie in der Wüste ein Haus zu bauen; allerdings trüben Spannungen zwischen Vater und Sohn das Zusammenleben, weil der Junge davon träumt, die Wildnis zu verlassen. Jesus will der Familie helfen, indem er bei der Arbeit anpackt, ihre Sorgen und Wünsche hört und zwischen Vater und Sohn zu vermitteln versucht. Der Teufel macht daraus eine Bewährungsprobe, in der es nicht nur um das Schicksal der Familie, sondern auch um Jesus' Mission als Sohn Gottes geht.
Der Regisseur:
Rodrigo García
Der Autor:
Rodrigo García
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Ewan McGregor as Jesus |
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Ciarán Hinds as Father |
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Ayelet Zurer as Mother |
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Tye Sheridan as Son |
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Susan Gray as Demonic Woman |
| Art | John DeMeo | Art Direction |
| Art | Lisa Clark | Set Decoration |
| Production | Berj Bannayan | Co-Producer |
| Production | Abby Whitridge Berman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bonnie Curtis | Producer |
| Production | Paige Dunham | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nash Edgerton | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ilene Feldman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nicolas Gonda | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Jaconi-Biery | Co-Producer |
| Production | Kristina Kendall | Executive Producer |
| Production | Elizabeth Koch | Executive Producer |
| Production | Erik Lokkesmoe | Executive Producer |
| Production | Julie Lynn | Producer |
| Production | Michael Mac | Executive Producer |
| Production | Allan Magled | Co-Producer |
| Production | Ryan Rettig | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jason Durant Walker | Executive Producer |
| Production | Wicks Walker | Producer |
| Production | Michael Zakin | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Danny Bensi | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Saunder Jurriaans | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jamie Kelman | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Lorenz | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matthew W. Mungle | Prosthetics |
| Costume & Make-Up | Koji Ohmura | Prosthetics |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christina Smith | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clinton Wayne | Prosthetics |
| Sound | Justin M. Davey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Peter J. Devlin | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Susan Kurtz | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | John Sanacore | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Zach Seivers | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Rodrigo García | Director |
| Writing | Rodrigo García | Screenplay |
| Camera | Emmanuel Lubezki | Director of Photography |
| Art | Jeannine Oppewall | Production Design |
| Editing | Matt Maddox | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judianna Makovsky | Costume Design |