The film primarily covers the final 12 hours before Jesus Christ's death, known as "the Passion".
It begins with the Agony in the Garden of Olives (i.e., Gethsemane), continues with the betrayal of Judas Iscariot, the brutal Scourging at the Pillar, the suffering of Mary as prophesied by Simeon, the crucifixion and death of Jesus, and ends with a brief depiction of his resurrection.
However, the film also depicts flashbacks to particular moments in Jesus' life, some of which are biblically based, such as The Last Supper and The Sermon on the Mount, and others that are artistic license, as when Mary comforts Jesus and when Jesus crafts a table
Directed by
Mel Gibson
Screenplay by
Mel Gibson
Benedict Fitzgerald
Based on
The Passion in the New Testament of the Bible and The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Anne Catherine Emmerich
Produced by
Bruce Davey
Mel Gibson
Stephen McEveety
Starring
Jim Caviezel
Monica Bellucci
Maia Morgenstern
Sergio Rubini
Cinematography
Caleb Deschanel
Edited by
John Wright
Steve Mirkovich
Music by
John Debney
Production
company
Newmarket Films
Distributed by
Icon Productions
Release date
February 25, 2004
Running time
127 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Languages
Aramaic
Latin
Hebrew
Budget
$30 million[2]
Box office
$612.1 million[2]
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