Son of Man

2006

1h 26m

Drama

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86%

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7 Reviews

83%

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500+ Ratings

Jesus embarks on a quest across the African kingdom of Judea to spread a gospel of peace.

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Roger Moore

Orlando Sentinel

Well-acted, beautifully photographed and edited, it's a brisk story told with African music and universal pathos.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 5, 2009

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Martin Hoyle

Time Out

Rated: 4/6

Oct 28, 2006

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Son of Man boils down the life of Jesus Christ to 86 concise minutes, restoring layers of political motivation largely absent from The Passion of the Christ and adding stirring original vocal music.

Jan 27, 2006

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

A remarkable, inspiring, and unique film that will inspire Christians and non-Christians alike.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 23, 2020

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Dorothy Woodend

The Tyee (British Columbia)

This film is stunningly beautiful, and the fact that Jesus' experiences fit so perfectly into the contemporary black township points to the inherently political nature of this story.

Aug 23, 2017

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Eric D. Snider

EricDSnider.com

The film is worth watching just to see how the story is adapted, and for the elements that give it a National Geographic flair.

Rated: B-

Feb 21, 2006

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Audience Member

Beautiful retelling of the Story of Christ. An important piece as it takes viewers out of their comfort zone in its modernization of the events that make up Christ's public ministry, including his death and resurrection.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Son of Man is a compelling take on a modern day, African Jesus. At times, it feels like a documentary with its implementation of newscasts. However, as with all Jesus films, it does a great job capturing the "son of man" and showing how his message would play in a place torn apart by civil war and in-fighting. However, the film suffers from being poorly paced and having truly odd editing techniques resulting in the film completely lacking any type of flow. While the acting is fine and the Jesus story is well told, this two negatives far outweigh those positives and result in a decidedly dull experience.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

very powerful throughout the movie bur very good

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

The setting and music gives it some flavor while the characterizations might take a bit of a back seat. Dare I say it, it's more interesting than Pasolini's movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

This was a great depiction of the life and death of Christ using a current day African perspective. The film has very little dialogue but is driven by awesome imagery, music and talent.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

A bit in your face, but set off the beaten path just enough to make this worth seeing. I'm very glad I saw it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Mark Dornford-May

Director

Andile Kosi

Actor

Pauline Malefane

Actor

Andries Mbali

Actor

Mvuyisi Mjali

Actor

Zorro Sidloyi

Actor

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Synopsis

Jesus embarks on a quest across the African kingdom of Judea to spread a gospel of peace.

Director: Mark Dornford-May
Producer: Stephen Daldry, Mike Downey, Sam Taylor
Screenwriter: Mark Dornford-May, Andiswa Kedama, Pauline Malefane
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 20, 2012
Runtime: 1h 26m

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