Loved it. Great cinematography, great plot line, follows the story of a Roman soldier who was an unbeliever. Definitely recommend it. A wonderful movie all around

Best Joseph Fiennes' performance in a film ever and beautiful look of Love by actor Cliff Curtis' eyes playing Yeshua.

Truth and fiction combined to make a powerful statement of faith

I really liked "risen". It seems to be a very accurate depiction of the Roman occupation of Judaea and Galilee. The Roman empire is rational, organized and pragmatic, but the locals are passionate, poor and sometimes fanatical.We see the events written in the New Testament from the Roman point of view (with some of the Pharisee role too), until later both narratives merge. The movie brings some questionings ablut the possibilities that many miracles were fabricated, but still, the little movement of Yeshua (Jesus in Hebrew) followers start to rattle the foundations of the status quo. The Jewish priests ally themselves with the polytheistic Romans in order to end the so called "cult", bjt in a world that offered very little material and emotional comforts, some hope that life after death will be better is a powerful source of converts.It explains the beginning of a religion that shaped most of humanity, but it is not in a preaching tone. It justs states the facts.