Forget Force ghosts and hearing dead Jedi, in the Rodrigo García written and directed Last Days in the Desert, Ewan McGregor has full on conversations with himself. Everyone's favorite young Obi-Wan Kenobi, McGregor plays dual (and dueling) roles that sometimes require him to be on screen with himself in the new movie. Specifically, he's Jesus (or Yeshua) and the Devil.
Although based on a Biblical figure and a moment in said figure's life—namely Jesus's 40 days in the desert—what happens in the film (Jesus spending some time with a family) doesn't appear in the Bible. This not-Biblical family is played by Ciarán Hinds, Tye Sheridan, and Ayelet Zurer and are referred to as The Father, The Boy, and The Mother, respectively. Jesus spends several days with the family, noting their dynamic and wondering if he can help them. Their issue, which is one of the film's main drawbacks, is that The Boy would like to go off to Jerusalem while The Father would rather he stay in the desert with the family.
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Although based on a Biblical figure and a moment in said figure's life—namely Jesus's 40 days in the desert—what happens in the film (Jesus spending some time with a family) doesn't appear in the Bible. This not-Biblical family is played by Ciarán Hinds, Tye Sheridan, and Ayelet Zurer and are referred to as The Father, The Boy, and The Mother, respectively. Jesus spends several days with the family, noting their dynamic and wondering if he can help them. Their issue, which is one of the film's main drawbacks, is that The Boy would like to go off to Jerusalem while The Father would rather he stay in the desert with the family.
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