Mary of Nazareth

The story

The film begins with the Annunciation: Mary, a young Galilean, virginal conceived the Messiah, the Son of God. Her husband Joseph, a humble carpenter, decided to stay by his side throughout. When Caesar Augustus ordered the Jews to register people, the couple embarks on a journey to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. Meanwhile, Maria Magdalena, a young woman from the same town that Mary, turns away from God and placed in the palace of King Herod, Herodias where convinces her to lose her innocence in the arms of the king's son.

Cast & crew

Alissa JungMaria

Paz VegaMaria Magdalena

Andreas PietschmannJesus

Antónia LiškováHerodias

Thomas TrabacchiJoazar

Luca MarinelliJosef

Andrea GiordanaHerodes

Roberto CitranJoachim

Johannes BrandrupHerodes Antipas

Nikolai KinskiJudas Ischariot

Robert StadloberHircanus