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Incident in Judea (1991)

Incident in Judea poster
Directed by
Paul Bryers
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film retells the biblical story of Pontius Pilate and the trial of Jesus Christ. It focuses on the interactions between the Roman governor and the Jewish high priests.

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What happens

Incident in Judaea is a British film made by Paul Bryers, based on the novel The Master and Margarita by the Soviet author Mikhail Bulgakov. The film only adapts the biblical parts of the novel. It was broadcast by the British Channel 4 on 31 March 1991. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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