2018 · drama · supernatural
Mary Magdalene
Directed by Garth Davis2h 0m2018
In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher named Jesus.
Our read: Mary Magdalene (2018) reads as a sombre, slow-burn, grounded drama · supernatural entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Sombre, slow-burn, gentle drama / supernatural, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- slow-burn
- gentle
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