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), 35 year old widower Joseph is not interested in participating in any fighting against the Romans.

Tobias Moretti
as Joseph

Stefania Rivi
as Maria

Ennio Fantastichini
as Herodes

Francesco Maria Dominedò
as Simon

Ida Di Benedetto
as Elizabeth

Imma Piro
as Anna

Franco Interlenghi
as

Omar Lahlou
as Judas

Andrea Prodan
as Herodes Antipas

Paolo De Crescenzo
as Quirinus