The filming of a movie about Jesus’ death deeply affects three people — an egotistical director who cast himself as Christ, the actress playing Mary Magdalene who cannot bring herself to leave Bethlehem and a TV journalist whose spiritual doubts start to consume him.

Juliette Binoche
as Marie Palesi / Mary Magdalene

Forest Whitaker
as Ted Younger

Matthew Modine
as Tony Childress / Jesus

Marion Cotillard
as Gretchen Mol

Stefania Rocca
as Brenda Sax

Heather Graham
as Elizabeth Younger

Marco Leonardi
as Apostle Peter

Luca Lionello
as Apostle Thomas

Ettore D'Alessandro
as Apostle Andrew

Elio Germano
as Matteo