The Passion Recut on Star Movies, March 01

Televisionpoint.com Correspondent
On the first day of Lent, March 1, Star Movies will present the timeless Mel Gibson masterpiece - The Passion Recut, commemorating with Ash Wednesday, the telecast will have no breaks and no commercials to ensure that audiences feel the complete authenticity of the subject with dialogues in Latin and Aramaic. However, the broadcast will have both English and Hindi subtitles essentially for viewers in India. So make sure you tune in to witness the making of history with 'The Passion Recut' on March 1 at 9 p.m. only on Star Movies.

This film depicts the final hours of Jesus Christ, starting from His prayers in the Garden of Gethsemane to His betrayal at the hands of Judas Iscariot. It goes on to show the trials He endured under Pontius Pilate and King Herod as well as the torture and ridicule He suffered in between. Once the death sentence is pronounced, He carries a heavy wooden cross to Golgotha amidst throngs of jeering citizens and horrendous beatings, while a few citizens do what they can to help Him. Throughout this time, we are shown memories from His past with His mother and Disciples, where He gives His teachings. Finally, He is crucified, dies, and is buried, but resurrects from the dead three days later.

When Mel Gibson laid his money, his career and his reputation on the altar in an attempt to fulfill a destiny that God put before him. Many prayed for him. Critics mocked him. But for every critic who mocked and every voice who spoke with fear and loathing, there were dozens more who accepted, embraced and adored this film. Its box office success may have forever changed the film industry, as we know it. But, more important than its box office figures, only the subject of this film knows how many lives were brought closer as a result of Mel Gibson's labor of love.

Directed by Mel Gibson, and starring James Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern, Hristo Jivkov, Francesco De Vito, the Passion Recut was nominated for 3 Oscars including best cinematography, best achievement in make up and best music written for a motion picture.