

Judas: Close to Jesus
2001-04-11 · 91 min · ★ 7.4
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.
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- Directors
- Raffaele Mertes
- Production companies
- Epsilon TV Production, Lux Vide
- Countries
- Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Enrico Lo VersoJudas
Aglaia SzyszkowitzSara
Mathieu CarrièrePontius Pilatus
Hannes JaenickeJoseph von Arimathäa
Danny QuinnJesus
Manfred ZapatkaVenturius
Mathias HerrmannLonginus
Francesco PannofinoPietro
Pierfrancesco FavinoSimone
Mehmet GünsürGiovanni
Shel ShapiroOtoniel
Matt PatresiBarabba
Cyrus EliasPadre di Giuda
Athina CenciMadre di Giuda
Paolo MontevecchiLucioTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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