| Actors: Anna Bonaiuto, Franco Scaldati, Toni Bertorelli, Marcelo Mazzarella, Leonardo Cesare Abude Director: Pasquale Scimeca Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Special Interests Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Religion, Religion & Spirituality Studio: Xenon Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen - Subtitled DVD Release Date: 03/20/2007 Release Year: 2007 Run Time: 1hr 50min Screens: Color,Widescreen Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 MPAA Rating: Unrated Languages: Italian Subtitles: English |
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  | The Passion of Joshua the Jew Actors: Anna Bonaiuto, Franco Scaldati, Toni Bertorelli, Marcelo Mazzarella, Leonardo Cesare Abude Director: Pasquale Scimeca Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Special Interests UR 2007 1hr 50min The Passion Of Joshua The Jew traces the journey of a young scholar, believed by an influential rabbi to be the new Messiah, across land and sea, encountering believers of the Qur?an, the Gospels and the Torah, to his trag... more » |
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Movie ReviewsA Passion Play gone bad KerrLines | Baltimore,MD | 11/16/2007 (4 out of 5 stars) "In 1492, Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand declared Spain to be a Roman Catholic country, and that the Jews and Moslems who had peacefully coexisted as Spaniards for centuries were now given three months to leave the country...for good.
THE PASSION OF JOSHUA,THE JEW is a very clever film that delves into the historical aspects of two families,one Jewish and the other Moslem,who had been friends and take different paths eventually in fleeing Spain.The script,though, centers on the Jewish family and they head for "safe haven." What essentially is the crux of this film is the family's arrival in a town where they must disguise themselves as Christians at the feast of "The Carazza" or Passion Play.This is the event of the Easter scene each year and everyone has a part.What so cleverly and sadly happens is when the son,Joshua, plays the the part of Jesus, The Messiah, actually believing that he IS the Messiah!.It ends up rather tragically. This film is a clever and stinging indictment on the Catholic Church and their persecution of the Jews in following years leading into The Inquisition.This is an odd,yet very interesting twist on how the Spanish Inquisition was very much another 33AD Passion Play gone bed!.Unique and highly recommended. That this film quotes and apology from the now deceased Pope John Paul with an apology to the Jews for The Catholics part in their mistreatment is all the more poignant at the conclusion of this film." |
