Synopsis
On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis, setting himself up for a dramatic test.
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Cast
- Ewan McGregorJesus
- Ciarán HindsFather
- Ayelet ZurerMother
- Tye SheridanSon
- Susan GrayDemonic Woman
Recommandations
- 80
The Guardian
A smart and beautiful meditation of fathers and sons (and the Father and Son) that is slow but never boring. - 80
New York Magazine (Vulture)
[A] haunting, beautiful movie. - 80
Variety
Deliberately paced, sparely imagined and suffused with mystery, writer-director Rodrigo Garcia’s seventh feature is nonetheless quite lucid and accessible in its themes of empathy, compassion and sacrifice, and grounded by a Christ/Satan dual performance by Ewan McGregor that plays vastly better onscreen than it sounds on paper. - 80
Village Voice
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. - 75
The Film Stage
By keeping characterization and plotting to a minimum, García has crafted a film in which he invites his audience to bring their own interpretations to the pensive story. - 70
Screen Daily
Last Days In The Desert possesses the attributes that have been the hallmark of writer-director Rodrigo García’s best films: It’s emotionally uncluttered while being narratively ambitious. - 67
The Playlist
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. - 63
Slant Magazine
It's never made clear how witnessing a family deal with their specific issues affects Jesus's own perspective on his destiny.
