Storyline
Ewan McGregor is Jesus - and the Devil - in an imagined chapter from his forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis, setting for himself a dramatic test.
Cast: Susan Gray -
Demonic Woman
Ciarán Hinds -
Father
Ewan McGregor -
Jesus
Tye Sheridan -
Son
Ayelet Zurer -
Mother
Trivia:
Ewan McGregor portrays both the characters of Yeshua (Jesus) and Lucifer. As such, McGregor brought his long-time stunt double, Nash Edgerton, to learn and recite the lines opposite him while filming scenes wherein these two characters interact. See more »
User Review
Author:
Rating: 7/10
To all its credit, "Albert Nobbs" director Rodrigo Garcia makes a
marvelous transition of the story of the temptation of Jesus to the
art-house scene, cementing this "not intended for the Christian
audiences". Though the art-house Biblical story is nothing unusual,
"Last Days in the Desert" makes a unique turn of focusing it as a
father-son story. That is where the flaws turn out. Driving the focus
away from Jesus makes the story unjustifiable to explore and insincere
to depict. However, the grandiose coming from Ewan McGregor's presence
and the sense of struggle makes the journey satisfying. There could
have been more depth to explore from a simple scripture about Jesus' 40
days in the desert, rather than adding a father-son subplot. But from
what was offered, Garcia makes an interesting piece to talk about.
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