Pre-Production - ENGLISH - Epic, Family, Historical - 130 minutes
Joseph, Mary and her cousin Salome run away from Judea to Egypt to save newborn Jesus from the persecutions of King Herod. During a manhunt throughout Egypt that will last several years, the child’s miracles will bring him his first followers: they are the Others.
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Hisham ABDEL KHALEK Writer(s) : Fayez GHALI, Fadi GHALI Cast : Khaled ABOL NAGA, Mario DE LA ROSA, Peter COYOTE, César DOMBOY, Gilles MARINI , Bushra , Alessandro CREMONA, Jay ABDO, Greg KRIEK Producer(s) : Olivier DELESSE (SO FREAKANTASTIK), Jean-luc VAN DAMME (Happy Moon Productions), Fadi GHALI (FGM Production)
After King Herod of Judea orders to kill all the boys under the age of two around Bethlehem where the future King of the Jews is just born according to an ancient Jewish prophecy, Joseph, Mary and her cousin Salome flee with newborn Jesus to Egypt. They meet on their trip throughout Egypt Damon, a guide, Ezekhiah, a land owner, and Simon, a Jewish merchant, who see in Jesus the Messiah, and help the Holy Family to escape the Roman army led by Docithious and the Jewish troops sent by Herod. But the greatest help will come from Jesus who, through his miracles, will reinforce their faith in him and turn his witnesses, including Docithious, into his first followers. When the news of Herod’s death reaches them in a dream, the Holy Family finally returns to Judea after having sowed the first seeds of Christianity in Egypt where the places of his miracles will become pilgrimage sites.
Country(ies) : FRANCE, BELGIUM, EGYPT Financing plan : So Freakantastik (France) H & O Productions LLC (US)Happy Moon Productions (Belgium) FGM Production (Egypt) Start of shooting : October 2019