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 |
| Production | Paige Dunham | Executive Producer |
| Production | Allan Magled | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Peter J. Devlin | Production Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Koji Ohmura | Prosthetics |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christina Smith | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jamie Kelman | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Zach Seivers | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Nash Edgerton | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kristina Kendall | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Saunder Jurriaans | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Berj Bannayan | Co-Producer |
| Sound | John Sanacore | Foley Mixer |
| Production | Julie Lynn | Producer |
| Production | Ryan Rettig | Executive Producer |
| Production | Wicks Walker | Producer |
| Production | Bonnie Curtis | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Lorenz | Hair Department Head |
| Production | Elizabeth Koch | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Mac | Executive Producer |
| Art | John DeMeo | Art Direction |
| Production | Paul Jaconi-Biery | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Justin M. Davey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Erik Lokkesmoe | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matthew W. Mungle | Prosthetics |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clinton Wayne | Prosthetics |
| Production | Jason Durant Walker | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Susan Kurtz | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Abby Whitridge Berman | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Danny Bensi | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Lisa Clark | Set Decoration |
| Production | Ilene Feldman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nicolas Gonda | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Zakin | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Rodrigo García | Screenplay |
| Directing | Rodrigo García | Director |
| Editing | Matt Maddox | Editor |
| Camera | Emmanuel Lubezki | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judianna Makovsky | Costume Design |
| Art | Jeannine Oppewall | Production Design |