Title of film : Mary Magdalene
Director Name : Garth Davis
Cast & crew :
Producer : Iain Canning
Editor : Alexandre de Franceschi,Melanie Oliver
Cast :
Synopsis : Judea, 33 AD. Mary is a faithful young girl from the village of Magdala (close to Galilea Lake) unsure to follow the traditions and destiny reserved to the women, living only as wife and mother, in her wish to be free. After to reject a marriage proposal of Ephraim, a family friend, her brother Daniel and her father Elisha make her an exorcism in the belief that she is possessed by a demon. Trying to find a solution Elisha asks help Jesus, a healer who is earning fame between the Jews of the zone with his speeches about a kingdom of peace and love free of hate, tyranny, oppression and prosecution, to heal Mary and that finally she obeys and submits to their will. Astonished by the charisma, personality and words of Jesus, Mary decides to follow him despite the strong opposition of her family. She meets a few men who too walk with Jesus as Peter, Andrew, James, John and Judas, who have their personal interests and ideas about Jesus' words and his revolution. At the same time that Mary feels more passionate about Jesus and his vision of the world and people, Peter starts to feel a progressive resentment to her, in the belief that Mary's presence in the group weakens Jesus and his message, who each time pays more attention to her. Arriving at Jerusalem, Jesus and his apostles try to transmit the message against Roman Empire and Jews' authorities, but the events soon will turn dramatically against Jesus, as well as the confrontation between Mary and Peter about Jesus' not only will change they both, too will change the whole world.
Director Bio : Garth Davis is a renowned film, television and commercials director whose feature directorial debut Lion was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture. For the first time in the history of the Directors Guild of America, Davis was nominated twice in the same year for Lion - for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, and also for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director. The latter he won. Starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara and David Wenham, Lion was nominated for 4 Golden Globes, 6 Critics Choice Awards and 5 BAFTAs. Davis was previously nominated for an Emmy for co-directing the critically acclaimed television series Top of the Lake alongside Academy Award-winner Jane Campion. He also earned a DGA Award nomination for his work in commercials, which have garnered numerous international accolades for their memorable, human, iconic, and cinematic feel. Davis has just completed Mary Magdalene starring Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix with See-Saw Films producing, set to be released internationally by Focus Features and Universal in March 2018. Other work has included the festival hit documentary PINS, the Dendy Award winning short film Alice, and the highly acclaimed television series Love My Way. Garth is represented by UTA in all areas other than commercials, where he is represented by Reset Content in the USA, Exit Films in Australia, and Academy Films in the UK.
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