After Jesus of Nazareth is crucified and laid to rest in a sealed tomb by the Romans following wild claims of his being King of the Jews by his followers, it is up to a sceptical Centurion named Clavius to quell subsequent rumours of his rising from death. With talk of his resurrection as the Messiah, Pontius Pilate is facing a possible uprising by angry civilians of Jerusalem, and when it's discovered that his body has gone missing from his grave, Clavius and his assistant Lucius have only a short time to discover what's happened to him, not wishing for the Emperor to return to chaos. They suspect his disciples have stolen the corpse and so order the retrieval of all recently deceased men, but when they get no further to finding him, will they be forced to accept an extraordinary, impossible truth?
This Biblical mystery-thriller explores the bewilderment behind the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the 40 days that followed his Crucifixion, and acts as an unofficial sequel to 'The Passion of the Christ'. Directed by Primetime Emmy nominated Kevin Reynolds ('Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves', 'Waterworld', 'The Count of Monte Cristo') and co-written by Paul Aiello, 'Risen' is scheduled to hit cinemas in the UK on March 18th 2016.
Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, María Botto, Peter Firth, Cliff Curtis, Mark Killeen, Frida Cauchi, Mish Boyko, Antonio Gil, Stephen Hagan, Stewart Scudamore, Selva Rasalingam, Andy Gathergood, Stephen Greif, Luis Callejo