The New Gospel
| The New Gospel | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Milo Rau |
| Screenplay by | Milo Rau |
| Starring | Yvan Sagnet Maia Morgenstern Enrique Irazoqui Marcello Fonte |
| Cinematography | Thomas Eirich-Schneider |
| Edited by | Katja Dringenberg |
| Music by | Vinicio Capossela Elia Rediger |
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| Language | German |
The New Gospel (German: Das Neue Evangelium) is a 2020 docudrama film written and directed by Milo Rau. A co-production between Germany, Switzerland and Italy, the film premiered at the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
Plot
Cast
- Yvan Sagnet as Jesus
- Maia Morgenstern as Mother Mary
- Enrique Irazoqui as John the Baptist
- Marcello Fonte as Pontius Pilate
Production
The film is the second chapter of part of Rau's Trilogy of Ancient Myths, between Orestes in Mosul and Antigone in the Amazon.[1] It was shot in Matera, Basilicata.[2] Rau got the idea for the film after visiting the city in 2019 for an UNESCO initiative, and noting the critical conditions of the immigrants who lived there.[1] He then decided to retell the passion of Jesus as the fight of an immigrant who for their peers' rights, and chose for the role the political activist Yvan Sagnet.[1][2][3]
The film was co-produced by Fruitmarket, Lang Film and Rau's company International Institute for Political Murder.[1]
Release
The film premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar.[2][4]
References
- ^ a b c d Meza, Ed (8 September 2020). "Venice: Milo Rau on Revolutionary Jesus, Empowering People and Fighting Exploitation". Variety. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ a b c Petkovic, Vladan (7 September 2020). "Review: The New Gospel". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ Fisher, Mark (29 March 2021). "The New Gospel review – a thrilling and unsettling Easter story". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ Stanford, Eleanor (10 September 2020). "A Director Turns an Immigrant Into a Modern-Day Jesus". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 April 2025.