2016 · drama
The Young Messiah
Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh2h 0m2016
Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.
Our read: The Young Messiah (2016) reads as a warm, measured, grounded drama entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, measured, gentle drama, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, measured.
- warm
- measured
- gentle
- redemptive
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