The Young Messiah 2016

The Young Messiah 2016
PG-13 | 1h 51min | Drama | 11 March 2016 (USA)
Storyline
At the age of 7, Jesus Bar-Joseph lives with his family in Alexandria, Egypt, where they have fled to avoid a massacre of children by King Herod of Israel. Jesus knows that his parents Joseph and Mary have secrets they are keeping from him, secrets about his birth and about traits that make him very different from other boys. His parents, however, believe him too young to grasp the truth of his miraculous birth and purpose. Learning that the murderous Herod is dead, they set out to return to their home of Nazareth in Israel, unaware that Herod's namesake son is, like his father, determined to see the boy Jesus dead.
User review:
This movie was fascinating. Too often, as Christians, we feel like it is wrong to imagine what Jesus was like before the Bible and history books mention him. Non-Christians sometimes equate Jesus conflict and any discussion or mention of the name is discouraged. This movie did a beautiful job of making such an interesting topic approachable. Jesus was a baby, a kid, and a teenager, like all of us. It is good the ask questions. While this movie takes creative license with details about Jesus (because nobody was actually there- nobody knows,) it still serves to provoke thought and imagination. This movie is interesting and entertaining, whether you are a Cheistian or not. It is not a documentary, and there are definitely things that were added and omitted this is for entertainment, not to convince people of anything. If you are looking for absolute historic, Biblical and ethnic accuracy, then please explore this topic through other avenues. The setting is breathtaking, and this is overall a very beautiful film.
Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh
Writers: Anne Rice (novel), Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh (screenplay)
Stars: Adam Greaves-Neal, Vincent Walsh, Sara Lazzaro