Messiah

(2020)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 435 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2020

Country: United States of America

Director: Michael Petroni

Cast: Мехди Дехби, Мишель Монахэн, Джон Ортис, Томер Сислей, Стефания Оуэн, Sayyid El Alami, Wil Traval, Jane Adams, Fares Landoulsi, Melinda Page Hamilton

Plot

A wary CIA officer investigates a charismatic man who sparks a spiritual movement and stirs political unrest. Who exactly is he? And what does he want?

Messiah explores the lines among religion, faith and politics. It chronicles the modern world's reaction to a man who first appears in the Middle East creating a groundswell of followers around him claiming he is the Messiah. Is he sent from God or is he a dangerous fraud bent on dismantling the world's geopolitical order? The story unfolds from multiple points of view, including a young CIA agent, an Israeli Shin Bet officer, a Latino preacher and his Texan daughter, a Palestinian refugee and the media, among others.