Themes: Obsessive Quests, Crisis of Conscience, Crisis of Faith
Main Cast: Antonio Banderas, Olivia Williams, John Shrapnel, Derek Jacobi, Jason Flemyng
Release Year: 2001
Country: US
Run Time: 109 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
In this religious drama concerning the struggle between science and faith, Olivia Williams plays Sharon Golban, an Israeli archeologist who discovers a skeleton within a tomb in Jerusalem. After an intensive study and the accumulation of more information, the bones begin to resemble the remains of Jesus Christ. At this news, the Vatican decides to send a young priest, Rev. Matt Gutierrez (Antonio Banderas), to investigate the problem and make sure the scientist's findings do not cause a stir. Meanwhile, a Palestinian shopkeeper (Makram J. Khoury) is caught between the church and Israeli society due to his finding of the bones: His basement led to the discovery. All of this poses a dilemma for the young reverend, who is forced to re-evaluate his own religion due to this new development's rewriting of the story of Jesus, which states that when his followers arrived at the tomb after crucifixion, it was empty. Written and directed by Jonas McCord, The Body is based on a novel by Richard Ben Sapir. ~ Jason Clark, All Movie Guide
Giora Porter - Art Director, Neno Pecur - Art Director, Celestia Fox - Casting, Ellana Diamant - Casting, Caroline Harris - Costume Designer, Nick Heckstall-Smith - First Assistant Director, Itai Tamir - First Assistant Director, Jonas McCord - Director, Alain Jakubowicz - Editor, Mark Damon - Executive Producer, Moshe Diamant - Executive Producer, Werner Koenig - Executive Producer, Diane Sillan-Isaacs - Executive Producer, Serge Colbert - Composer (Music Score), Allan Starski - Production Designer, Vilmos Zsigmond - Cinematographer, Rudy Cohen - Producer, William A. Cimino - Set Designer, Miguel Merkin - Set Designer, Yochai Moshe - Sound/Sound Designer, Jonas McCord - Screenwriter, Itai Tamir - Second Assistant Director, Jonathan Bates - Supervising Sound Editor, William A. Cimino - Set Decorator, Miguel Merkin - Set Decorator, Richard Ben Sapir - Book Author
