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The Gospel of John (2014)

The Gospel of John poster
Directed by
David Batty
Genre
drama, fantasy
Country
Morocco, United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
2h 40m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This biblical film adapts the Gospel of John with narration from both the New International Version and the King James Version. Selva Rasalingam plays Jesus in a straightforward depiction of the Gospel's events.

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What happens

The Gospel of John is a 2014 biblical film directed by David Batty with Selva Rasalingam in the role of Jesus. The film is an adaption of the Gospel of John, the fourth book of the New Testament in the Christian Bible. The film was initially released on Netflix and then on DVD. There is a narration from the New International Version English Bible and there is secondary narration of the Gospel of John read by actor Brian Cox from the King James Version English Bible. It is one of four gospel films featuring the same cast that have been collectively dubbed into over 1500 languages. The cast includes Mourad Zaoui, El Mahmoudi M'Barek, Karima Gouit, Goutou Hicham. Cinematography by Ben Hodgson. The Gospel of John is one of four Gospel films produced by the Lumo Project. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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