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Release, runtime and language
1987 · 190 mins · Italian
Directed by
Franco Rossi
Starring
Franco Interlenghi, Irene Papas, Bekim Fehmiu, Maurizio Donadoni, Alessandro Gassmann, Hichem Rostom

Imagining the unexplored years of Jesus from ages three to twelve, the story follows Joseph who, after King Herod orders the killing of Hebrew boys under three, moves his family to the edge of Egypt. In this refuge the young Jesus senses his divine purpose and yearns to return to Nazareth. The journey home with Mary hints at later ministry.

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