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The Last Temptation of Christ
UNITED STATES · 1988

The Last Temptation of Christ

Martin Scorsese
religious doubt divine identity pacifism vs violence messianic burden spiritual temptation
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Synopsis

Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.

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