A Child Called Jesus

Un bambino di nome Gesú

The film attempts to fill in the "missing years" of Jesus, from ages 3 through 12. When King Herod fearing that the Messiah has indeed been born, orders that all Hebrew male children under the age of three be slain, Joseph moves his family near Egypt. Here, Jesus, sensing His divinity, expresses a desire to return to Nazareth. Travelling homeward with His mother Mary, Jesus flashes forward to events that will unfold in his adult life.

Music

Piero Piccioni

Screenplay

Vittorio Bonicelli

Director

Franco Rossi

Status

Released

Release date

08/01/1987

Original language

Italian