Produced for European Televison, this intelligently crafted film focuses on matters of theology rather than taking the Hollywood sideshow approach. In the year 90 A.D., Emperor Domitian (Bruce Payne) stuns Roman senators by declaring his own divinity, a unilateral promotion that spells especially bad news for Christians, who are already being persecuted for their underground faith. Intolerant of all worship that ignores him, Domitian seethes about reports that one of the Apostles is still alive and writing missives to the faithful from Asia Minor. And rumors abound that an aged John (Richard Harris) is scribbling the Lord's word, which is hen smuggled out of the pris...
Released:
2002
Rated:
NR
Length:
96 mins