8 MODERN MOVIES TO WATCH WITH YOUR LOVED ONES THIS EASTER 2022

Credits - ACI Prensa

For this Holy Week 2022 we recommend some contemporary films that can help you reflect on the events of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Give one or more of these 8 film productions a chance and watch them as a family.

1. Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)

Jim Caviezel, known for his role as Jesus in "The Passion of the Christ", returns to star as Saint Luke, in a film that tells the story of the persecution against the first Christians in ancient Rome and how the early Church moved forward despite this .

2. Risen (2016)

"Risen" is a film released in 2016 that presents the Resurrection of Christ narrated through the eyes of an agnostic. Clavius ​​(Joseph Fiennes), a powerful Roman centurion, and his aide Lucius (Tom Felton), are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to dispel rumors of a risen Messiah. and prevent a revolt in Jerusalem.

3. Son of God (2014)

Similar to Mel Gibson's classic film The Passion of the Christ and with the dimension and scale of an epic action film, "Son of God" tells the story of the Son of God, from his birth to his resurrection. According to its producers, the film has a particular focus on the public life of Jesus, not seen for 50 years.

4. A Forbidden God (2013)

It narrates the martyrdom of 51 members of the Claretian Congregation during the Spanish Civil War. The event occurred in 1936 in the town of Barbastro, in Zaragoza. They were beatified by Saint John Paul II in 1992.

5. Christianized (2012)

Film that diescribes the dramatic persecution of the Mexican government against the Catholic Church in the 1920s. Many faithful were led to martyrdom, others chose the path of arms, but the force of "Long live Christ the King!" will ring out the truth.

6. Pilgrim's Progress (2020)

"The Pilgrim's Progress" is an animated film based on the novel by John Bunyan, the second best-selling book in history after the Bible. Through a metaphor, the film explains the Christian's path to holiness and teaches the importance of staying on the right path even when temptations and difficulties come.

7. There be Dragons (2011)

Epic drama directed by Roland Joffé, set in the Spanish Civil War, which narrates the life of Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer , founder of Opus Dei. Set at the time of the Spanish Civil War, it deals with themes such as friendship, love, hate, betrayal, forgiveness and the search for the meaning of life.

8. Of Gods and Men (2010)

French film about Trappist monks who live in harmony with the Muslim population of Algeria, until the civil war that hit the country between 1991 and 2002 breaks out. The monks were killed by a group of Islamic extremists and were beatified in 2018. The film won the Jury Prize and the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.