Over a year after debuting at the Sundance Film Festival, Rodrigo Garcia's Last Days in the Desert, which stars Ewan McGregor as Jesus Christ, finally has a release date.
According to Deadline, the film will be out on May 13, 2016. The film follows Jesus in an imagined chapter from his 40 days of fasting and praying in the desert. A scene of a battle with the Devil over the fate of an ordinary family in crisis is included. Tye Sheridan, Ciaran Hinds, and Ayelet Zurer also star.
The film should be absolutely beautiful because it has Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki as the cinematographer. He won Oscars for his work on Birdman and Gravity. Director Garcia previously worked with Lubezki on Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, which was awarded Un Certain Regard at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, Variety reported.
The film has a limited release date, but Broad Green is also partnering with video on-demand provider Tugg. It will be their first release together after Broad Green invested in Tugg.