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- 2016
- PG-13
- Broad Green Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
- 2016
- PG-13
- Broad Green Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
Summary In an imagined chapter from his 40 days of fasting and praying in the desert, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis, setting for himself a dramatic test.
Directed By: Rodrigo García
Written By: Rodrigo García
- 2016
- PG-13
- Broad Green Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
- 2016
- PG-13
- Broad Green Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
Last Days in the Desert
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5.8
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Summary In an imagined chapter from his 40 days of fasting and praying in the desert, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis, setting for himself a dramatic test.
Directed By: Rodrigo García
Written By: Rodrigo García
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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70% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
25% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
67
70% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
25% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
The mystical and the mundane come together with captivating force in Last Days in the Desert, Rodrigo Garcia’s thoughtful, intriguingly layered interpretation of the Gospel stories of Jesus’s confrontation with the devil while fasting and praying in the Judean desert.
Last Days is weighty and somber, familiar and strange, in the way of Bible stories but not of contemporary faith-based filmmaking, which eschews mystery and paradox for homily.
A smart and beautiful meditation of fathers and sons (and the Father and Son) that is slow but never boring.
An admirable and touching picture, Last Days In The Desert can be deeply moving in moments, but as restrained and elegant as it is, the picture never quite transcends.
It's never made clear how witnessing a family deal with their specific issues affects Jesus's own perspective on his destiny.
By the end, what seemed like a lovely rumination starts to sound more like poetry refashioned as prose.
I tried squinting. Didn’t work. I turned my head slightly to the side. Uh-uh. No matter what I tried, I could not, cannot and never will be able to see Ewan McGregor as Jesus Christ.
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Based on 17 User Ratings
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 17 User Ratings
5.8
47% Positive
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29% Negative
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Production Company
Mockingbird Pictures,
Division Films,
Ironwood Entertainment,
Aspiration Entertainment,
American Zoetrope
Release Date May 13, 2016
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline To prepare for his mission, the holy man went into the desert to fast and pray, and to seek guidance.
Awards
California on Location Awards
• 1 Nomination
