Based on the popular TV series, this cartoon rehash of biblical stories may not boast top-flight animation, but it shows flair in dramatizing stories set in ancient times. It’s 64 AD, and Christians in Rome and its provinces are persecuted relentlessly. But even when Roman ruler Nero's temper is at its worst, a band of orphaned believers keeps alive the stories of Jesus's good deeds. Elders like Ben train youngsters like Anna, Justin, Zeck and Marcus to be "story keepers" and tell such tales as Joseph’s courtship of Mary, the Immaculate Conception, The Nativity, the Visit of the Magi and Herod’s slaughter of the Innocents. But the Ben's congregation pay a high price ...
Released:
1999
Rated:
NR
Length:
70 mins