The Way of the Wind
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A grounded retelling of the life of Jesus focuses on his resistance to political movements rather than traditional miracles.
The story
The Way of the Wind is an epic biblical drama that retells and chronicles several episodes in the life story of Jesus through various parables. The narrative takes a grounded approach, notably omitting scenes of Jesus performing miracles. A significant subplot involves Jesus' interaction with his disciple Saint Peter, specifically regarding Peter's involvement in a political movement aimed at fighting the Roman occupation.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The Way of the Wind is an epic biblical drama that retells and chronicles several episodes in the life story of Jesus through several parables. The film takes a grounded approach, intentionally excluding scenes of Jesus performing miracles. A key subplot involves Jesus discouraging Saint Peter, one of his disciples, from joining a political movement to fight the Roman occupation. The film features a significant presence of Satan, who is portrayed by Mark Rylance and is noted to have more dialogue than Jesus in scenes where they appear together. The story explores the life of Jesus, including his interactions with figures like John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene, while navigating the tensions of the Roman occupation.
- Production countries
- Germany; United Kingdom; United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Terrence Malick
- Writers
- Terrence Malick · writer; Terrence Malick · director
- Cast and characters
- Géza Röhrig · Jesus Christ; Matthias Schoenaerts · Saint Peter; Mark Rylance · Satan; Ben Kingsley; Tawfeek Barhom · John; Björn Thors; Joseph Fiennes; Douglas Booth; Aidan Turner · Saint Andrew; Leila Hatami · Mary Magdalene; Philip Arditti · Hosea; Nabil Elouahabi · Saint Stephen
- Genres
- epic; biblical drama
- Themes
- faith; political resistance; grounded spirituality
- Tone and mood
- grounded; epic
- Setting
- Ancient Judea during the Roman occupation
- Premise and plot tags
- biblical; historical; drama
- Production trivia
- The film was originally known as The Last Planet during production.; Mark Rylance plays four different versions of Satan.; Malick filmed an average of five hours per day, resulting in 3,000 hours of footage.
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