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Jesus is a Palestinian (1999)

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Original title
Jezus is een Palestijn
Directed by
Lodewijk Crijns
Genre
comedy film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
18
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Dutch comedy that makes fun of religious zealotry and end-of-the-world hype. It follows people involved in extreme religious practices and family taboos.

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What happens

Jesus Is a Palestinian (Dutch: Jezus is een Palestijn) is a 1999 Dutch comedy film written and directed by Lodewijk Crijns. The film parodies on religious fanaticism and millennialism, which involves the topics of self mutilation, incest, and euthanasia, is the director's first full-length movie. It premiered at the 1999 International Film Festival Rotterdam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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