
Easter. Port Talbot is in a battle for its life. Authoritarian forces have taken over and the town is in thrall to ICU, a sinister and merciless corporation depleting the town of its resources with scant regard for the residents. The atmosphere is explosive. Resistance is inevitable. When a company man and suicide bomber clash on the beach, catastrophe is only averted by the intervention of a softly spoken man who had disappeared 40 days earlier. Revealed later as the Teacher... (Full plot summary below)
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Easter. Port Talbot is in a battle for its life. Authoritarian forces have taken over and the town is in thrall to ICU, a sinister and merciless corporation depleting the town of its resources with scant regard for the residents. The atmosphere is explosive. Resistance is inevitable. When a company man and suicide bomber clash on the beach, catastrophe is only averted by the intervention of a softly spoken man who had disappeared 40 days earlier. Revealed later as the Teacher (Michael Sheen), he attracts followers and becomes a focus for the Resistance. His influence quickly draws the attention of ICU, who perceive him as a danger who must be removed at all costs. Taking inspiration from one of the defining narratives of our times, this contemporary re-telling of the Passion story took place across the town, with the people of Port Talbot as its cast, crew and heroes.
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| Financial TimesAntonia QuirkeThere is a raw, primitive response to Christ in this film, despite all its community theatre window-dressing. I loved its spirit of a fanfare. |
| GuardianPhelim O'Neill[McKean] keeps things visually interesting and exciting, overlaying images and using the occasional separately filmed segment. |
| Little White LiesChloë MclarenThe closest you will get to feeling like you have run a marathon, without running a marathon. Once is enough. |
| CineVuePatrick GambleMcKean's film deserves to be watched if only to marvel at the performance of Sheen and the epic scale of the production which gave birth to this misguided collaboration of theatre and cinema. |
| User ReviewJaye CMesmerizing! Have wanted to see this for a while and was not disappointed. Visually stunning! Actors amazing and use of real people in town very powerful. |
| User ReviewLeo SNot theatre, not a documentary, and not a regular film, but a powerful hybrid. |