Raffaele Mertes

Esther

Raffaele Mertes

Louise Lombard, Ornella Muti

Esther, the beautiful queen of Persia, intervenes to save the Jewish people from a bloody massacre.

Gli amici di Gesù - Maria Maddalena

Elisabetta Marchetti, Raffaele Mertes

Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Giuliana De Sio

Employed as a spy and given the task of investigating the threat posed by John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene is overwhelmed by John's powerful message of the coming of the Messiah. Gazing into John's eyes before he dies, Mary is left with the certainty that her place is at the side of this great man, Jesus Christ.

The Friends of Jesus - Thomas

Raffaele Mertes

Ricky Tognazzi, Maria Grazia Cucinotta

When Jesus is taken off the cross at Golgotha, THOMAS arrives there. Like most of the other disciples, he had worriedly taken refuge with friends in Jerusalem after Jesus's arrest. After Jesus's burial, the disciples decide to leave Jerusalem quickly, but Thomas refuses to leave Jesus' body behind, as he fears that the tomb may be desecrated.

La sacra famiglia

Raffaele Mertes

Alessandro Gassman, Ana Caterina Morariu

The Apocalypse

Raffaele Mertes

Richard Harris, Benjamin Sadler

While Emperor Domitian persecutes the Christians, the aged apostle John has prophetic visions.

Joseph of Nazareth

Elisabetta Marchetti, Raffaele Mertes

Tobias Moretti, Stefania Rivi

The people of Jerusalem are suffering under the reign of HEROD, and are hoping to be delivered from the Roman occupiers by the Messiah whose arrival, it is rumored, is to take place very soon. Unlike his nephew JUDAS, who wants to join the zealots (freedom fighters), the 35-year-old widower JOSEPH is not interested in participating in any fighting against the Romans.

Gli amici di Gesù - Giuda

Raffaele Mertes

Enrico Lo Verso, Aglaia Szyszkowitz

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.

Thomas: Close to Jesus

Elisabetta Marchetti, Raffaele Mertes

Thomas is overwhelmed with anguish and sorrow as chaos surrounds the burial of his Messiah. With his faith shattered and challeneged by a series of mysterious events, it is only until he is able to witness the prophesy with his own eyes that his faith can be restored and he can go forth and spread the word of Christ.