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Judas: Close to Jesus (2001)
Directed by Raffaele Mertes
Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie · 1h 31m
Pilate and the Roman legate Veturius look on worriedly as Jesus is celebrated as the new messiah in Jerusalem, fearing an uprising. Veturius decides to have Jesus arrested as soon as a suitable opportunity presents itself. Judas is delighted by the reception Jesus is receiving, and quickly wants to win over the influential merchants to the cause which would make him the king and the liberator of the Jews.
Cast
Enrico Lo Verso
Judas
Aglaia Szyszkowitz
Sara
Mathieu Carrière
Pontius Pilatus
Hannes Jaenicke
Joseph von Arimathäa
Danny Quinn
Jesus
Manfred Zapatka
Venturius
Mathias Herrmann
Longinus
Francesco Pannofino
Pietro
Pierfrancesco Favino
Simone
Mehmet Günsür
Giovanni
Shel Shapiro
Otoniel
T
Todd Carter
Caifa
Crew
- Director
- Raffaele Mertes
- Writer
- Franco Bernini, Gareth Jones
- Editor
- Elisabetta Marchetti
- Producer
- Luca Bernabei, Matilde Bernabei
Details
- Original title
- Gli amici di Gesù - Giuda
- Release date
- 2001-04-11
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie
- Original language
- IT
- Spoken languages
- German, English, Italian
- Countries
- Italy
- Production
- Epsilon TV Production, Lux Vide