Close to Jesus - Thomas (TV)

2001 · Movie · 96 min. · Italy

When Jesus is taken off the cross at Golgotha, THOMAS arrives there. Like most of the other disciples, he had worriedly taken refuge with friends in Jerusalem after Jesus's arrest. After Jesus's burial, the disciples decide to leave Jerusalem quickly, but Thomas refuses to leave Jesus' body behind, as he fears that the tomb may be desecrated. When MARY MAGDALENE tells the disciples that the resurrected Jesus has appeared to her, they are all convinced of his god-like nature apart from Thomas. He sets off to look for the corpse. Thomas still has his doubts even when the disciples tell him that Jesus appeared to them, too. Therefore, he meets a legionary who pretends to know where the body can be found. The man leads Thomas into the catacombs for money # but the corpse he shows him is someone else's. Thomas is told to announce to the others that he has seen Jesus's corpse, and put an end to the belief in resurrection once and for all. When Thomas refuses to do so, a life-or-death

Direction Raffaele Mertes · Elisabetta Marchetti

Cast Mathieu Carrière · María Grazia Cucinotta · Mehmet Gunsur · Mathias Herrmann · Hannes Jaenicke · Enrica Maria Modugno · Matt Patresi · Danny Quinn · Ricky Tognazzi · Manfred Zapatka