Color of the Cross (2006) on Netflix
Jesus of Nazareth leads twelve disciples to Arimathea for Passover. The Sanhedrin, ruling under Roman authority, fears his influence and questions whether a Black man can be the messiah.
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- IMDb2.9/10395 votes
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Plot summary
Arimathea, governed by the Jewish elite of the Sanhedrin under Roman administration, is a city where the Jewish population faces persecution and discrimination. Into it comes Jesus of Nazareth, a Black Jew who has crossed the wilderness of Judea with twelve disciples to keep the Passover, and the following he has gathered as a man called a messiah unsettles the Sanhedrin. Its members call an emergency meeting: some doubt that a Black man could be the messiah, and the assembly weighs how to seize and question him over alleged blasphemy, while Roman soldiers patrol in search of him. John, a disciple, finds a guest home where the Passover meal can be eaten out of sight, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, believes her son is being singled out because of his race.
Cast
- Johann John Jeanas Judof Iscariot
- Akiva Davidas John of Zebedee
- Michael Goviaas Philip (apostle)
- Shervin Davatgaras James
- Stephen Wozniakas Avraham
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Color of the Cross (2006)
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- Color of the Cross is one of the few films to depict Jesus Christ as a black man, and it portrays his persecution as the result of racism.
