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Last modified: Jun. 6, 2016

Last Days in the Desert

Release Date: Friday, May 13, 2016 Limited

An imagined chapter from Jesus’ forty days and nights of fasting and praying in the desert.

Director: Rodrigo Garcia

Starring: Ewan McGregor Tye Sheridan Ayelet Zurer Ciaran Hinds

PG-13 Adventure 1 hr, 38 m

  • 3 / 5
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An imagined chapter from Jesus’ forty days and nights of fasting and praying in the desert.

Plot

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Plot
Last Days in the Desert follows Jesus (Ewan McGregor) in an imagined chapter from his forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, he struggles with the Devil, also played by McGregor, over the fate of an ordinary family in crisis, setting for himself a dramatic test with distinctly human conflicts.
Cited as official plot version from broadgreen.com
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Last Days in the Desert.

  • Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor

    ... Jesus / The Devil

    Beauty and the Beast, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

  • Tye Sheridan
    Tye Sheridan

    ... Son

    The Order, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

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    Ayelet Zurer

    ... Mother

    Daredevil: Born Again (Series), Ben Hur

  • Ciaran Hinds
    Ciaran Hinds

    ... Father

    Cottontail, John Carter

Crew Behind the Film

The Last Days in the Desert behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Rodrigo Garcia last directed Raymond & Ray and Albert Nobbs. The film's writer Rodrigo Garcia last wrote Raymond & Ray and Mother and Child.

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Production Details

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Key Facts

  • Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
  • Ewan McGregor plays a dual role as Jesus and the Devil.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some disturbing images and brief partial nudity
Runtime
1 hr, 38 m
Tagline
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Language
English

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Release Dates

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Last Days in the Desert was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, May 13, 2016. There were 16 other movies released on the same date, including The Darkness, Money Monster and Kill Zone 2. As a limited release, Last Days in the Desert was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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  • Set the MPAA rating to PG-13 for some disturbing images and brief partial nudity

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