The Gospel of John is a 2014 biblical film directed by David Batty with Selva Rasalingam in the role of Jesus.Edward N. McNulty Jesus Christ, Movie Star 2015 "Gospel of John (2014). With little fanfare, the Lumo Project released this second version of the fourth Gospel late in 2014 (to be followed by films of the other three Gospels in 2015). The director of the newest Jesus film is the noted TV producer David Batty. The text of John is read as the actors act out the story ... The cast looks more ethnic than in other Jesus films, with the portrayal of Christ by Shakespearan actor Selva Rasalingam." The film is an adaption of the Gospel of John, the fourth book of the New Testament in the Christian Bible.
The film was initially released on Netflix and then on DVD.Randy Harris, Greg R. Taylor Daring Faith: Meeting Jesus in the Book of John - 2016 089112652X "Released in 2015 on Netflix, The Gospel of John was produced by the BBC, directed by David Batty, and smartly acted by Selva Rasalingam as Jesus."New on Netflix - 14 August 2015 Date Removed: 2 January 2017 Available for: 17 months There is a narration from the New International Version English Bible and there is secondary narration of the Gospel of John read by actor Brian Cox from the King James Version English Bible. It is one of four gospel films featuring the same cast that have been collectively dubbed into over 1500 languages.
The cast includes Mourad Zaoui, El Mahmoudi M'Barek, Karima Gouit, Goutou Hicham. Cinematography by Ben Hodgson. The Gospel of John is one of four Gospel films produced by the Lumo Project.
See also The Gospel of John, a 2003 word-for-word film adaptation
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Lumo project website Lumo project on Vimeo