Nativity (2006)
Circa due millenni fa, la provincia romana della Giudea è governata da Erode, il quale, preoccupato dalla profezia di Geremia che annuncia la venuta di un grande uomo a guidare il popolo, opprime ogni giorno di più i lavoratori della regione con tasse e soprusi. Nel frattempo, nel piccolo villaggio di Nazareth, la giovane Maria viene chiesta in sposa dal falegname Giuseppe e accetta rassegnata la proposta per alleviare la povertà della famiglia. Un giorno, mentre si trova sotto un ulivo a riposare, riceve una visione che gli annuncia che porterà in grembo il figlio di Dio e che lo chiamerà Gesù.
Direttore: Catherine Hardwicke
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Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mary |
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Oscar Isaac as Joseph |
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Hiam Abbass as Anna |
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Shaun Toub as Joachim |
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Ciarán Hinds as Herod |
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Shohreh Aghdashloo as Elisabeth |
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Stanley Townsend as Zechariah |
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Alexander Siddig as The Angel Gabriel |
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Nadim Sawalha as Melchior |
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Ériq Ebouaney as Balthasar |
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Stefan Kalipha as Gaspar |
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Alessandro Giuggioli as Antipas |
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Farida Ouchani as Ruth |
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Saïd Amadis as Tero |
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Maria Giovanna Donzelli as Mary's Friend |
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Francesca Piliero as Mary's Friend |
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Serge Feuillard as High Priest |
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Qais Nashif as Benjamin |
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Andy Lucas as Tax Collector |
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Tomer Sisley as Tax Collector |
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Jeffery Kissoon as Herod's Architect |
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Lucia Zotti as Elizabeth's Aunt |
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Monica Contini as Elizabeth's Cousin |
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Paola Sotgiu as Midwife |
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Gabrielle Scharnitzky as Palm Reader |
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Stewart Scudamore as Simeon |
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Chiara Di Pede as Girl Taken By Soldiers |
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Zinedine Soualem as Girl's Father |
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Luciana Paolicelli as Girl's Mother |
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Damir Todorović as Soldier at Collection |
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Matt Patresi as Sentry Soldier |
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Ted Rusoff as Old Shepherd |
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Sami Samir as Thief |
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Yvonne Sciò as Thief's Accomplice |
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Andrea Bruschi as Bethlehem Townsperson |
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Jean-Claude Deret as Bethlehem Townsperson |
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Angela Iurilli as Bethlehem Townsperson |
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Francesco Martoccia as Bethlehem Townsperson |
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Alessandro Piscitelli as Bethlehem Townsperson |
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Maria Antonietta DiMonte as Bethlehem Townsperson |
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Emilio Adrisani as Bethlehem Townsperson |
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Emilia Fortunato as Bethlehem Townsperson |
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Ilaria Cangalosi as Blacksmith's Wife (uncredited) |
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Shelby Young as Naomi (voice) (uncredited) |
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Miraida Rios as (voice actor) |
| Art | Alessandra Querzola | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Cedric Proust | Stunts Coordinator |
| Crew | Renato Agostini | Special Effects |
| Sound | Mychael Danna | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Stefano Maria Mioni | Stunts Coordinator |
| Production | Wyck Godfrey | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maurizio Millenotti | Costume Design |
| Production | Catherine Hardwicke | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Robert K. Lambert | Editor |
| Production | Toby Emmerich | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Stuart Levy | Editor |
| Production | Tim Van Rellim | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Elliot Davis | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Catherine Hardwicke | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jana Carboni | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Maria Teresa Barbasso | Art Direction |
| Production | Cale Boyter | Executive Producer |
| Art | Stefano Maria Ortolani | Production Design |
| Production | Marty Bowen | Producer |
| Production | Mike Rich | Executive Producer |
| Art | Federico Costantini | Concept Artist |
| Writing | Mike Rich | Writer |
| Visual Effects | Kelly Port | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Vito Colazzo | Unit Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | Pedro Ruiz | Matte Painter |