
At the age of 7, Jesus Bar-Joseph lives with his family in Alexandria, Egypt, where they have fled to avoid a massacre of children by King Herod of Israel. Jesus knows that his parents Joseph and Mary have secrets they are keeping from him, secrets about his birth and about traits that make him very different from other boys. His parents, however, believe him too young to grasp the truth of his miraculous birth and purpose. Learning that the murderous Herod is dead, they set ... (Full plot summary below)
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At the age of 7, Jesus Bar-Joseph lives with his family in Alexandria, Egypt, where they have fled to avoid a massacre of children by King Herod of Israel. Jesus knows that his parents Joseph and Mary have secrets they are keeping from him, secrets about his birth and about traits that make him very different from other boys. His parents, however, believe him too young to grasp the truth of his miraculous birth and purpose. Learning that the murderous Herod is dead, they set out to return to their home of Nazareth in Israel, unaware that Herod's namesake son is, like his father, determined to see the boy Jesus dead.
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| Baret NewsKam WilliamsA plausible, cinematic parable presuming to fill in gaps in the Biblical narrative of the Lord's early life. |
| Deseret News, Salt Lake CityJosh TerryDirector Cyrus Nowrasteh works with an effective, understated tone that respects his story enough to let it speak for itself. Greaves-Neal's performance is a perfect fit for this style. |
| VarietyNick SchagerThis pious drama is a work of minimal imagination and even less subtlety. |
| Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)Linda Cook'The Young Messiah' helps fill in the blanks. |
| Screen It!Jim JudyOverall, I found this offering okay but not overly moving, inspirational or informative. (Full Content Review for Parents - Violence, Sexual Content, etc. - Also Available) |
| America MagazineJohn AndersonThe Young Messiah is a film of transcendent moments, if not sustained engagement. |
| HollywoodInToto.comChristian TotoThe Young Messiah pulls off a minor miracle. It connects the challenges parents face with what Joseph and Mary experienced. |
| Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichThe Young Messiah is just, like, barely competent enough that the faith-based target audience won't feel entirely cheated. |
| Siete24.mxMario P. SzékelyInteresting aproach using Christ's childhood to tell a story, also there's visual poetry in some scenes. [Full review in Spanish] |
| ForbesLuke Y. Thompson...the writer-director is either grossly pandering to his perceived audience, or has forgotten how to make a movie. |