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Son of Man

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Jesus embarks on a quest across the African kingdom of Judea to spread a gospel of peace.
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Dennis Harvey Variety 01/27/2006
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. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/23/2020
3.5/4.0
A remarkable, inspiring, and unique film that will inspire Christians and non-Christians alike. Go to Full Review
Dorothy Woodend The Tyee (British Columbia) 08/23/2017
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. Go to Full Review
Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com 02/21/2006
B-
The film is worth watching just to see how the story is adapted, and for the elements that give it a National Geographic flair. Go to Full Review
Michael Ferraro Film Threat 01/26/2006
2/5
The religious set will certainly enjoy this vividly colorful new take on Jesus but the film sort of limits itself from the rest of us. Go to Full Review
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01/17/2019 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. See more 04/27/2016 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. See more 11/06/2012 very powerful throughout the movie bur very good See more 02/07/2012 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. See more 03/18/2011 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. See more 02/04/2011 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. See more Read all reviews
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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
Mark Dornford-May, Camilla Driver, Brigid Olen
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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