Holy Week is a good occasion to remember in family the events that support our faith. To do this, we suggest eight films that encourage us to reflect on the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Below the films to live in depth this Holy Week and enjoy them with your loved ones.
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1. Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)
Jim Caviezel, known for his role as Jesus in “The Passion of Christ”, returns to star in St. Luke, in a film that tells persecution against the first Christians in ancient Rome and how, despite this, the primitive church came forward.
2. Risen (2016)
“Risen” is a film that presents the resurrection of Christ narrated through the eyes of an agnostic. Clavius (Joseph Fiennes), a powerful Roman centurion, and his edecan Lucius (Tom Felton) receive the mission of solving the mystery of what happened with Jesus in the following weeks to the crucifixion, to deny the rumors of a Messiah that resurrected and avoid a revolt in Jerusalem.
3. They are of God (Son of God) (2014)
Similar to the classic film The Passion of Christ of Mel Gibson and with the dimension and scale of an epic film of action, “Son of God” tells the story of the Son of God, from its birth to the resurrection. According to its producers, the film has a particular approach in Jesus’ public life, not seen for 50 years.
4. A forbidden God (2013)
It tells the martyrdom of 51 members of the Claretian congregation during the Spanish Civil War. The incident occurred in 1936 in the town of Barbastro, in Zaragoza. They were beatified by San Juan Pablo II in 1992.
5th Cristiada (2012)
Film that describes the dramatic persecution of the Mexican government against the Catholic Church in the 1920s. Many faithful were taken to martyrdom, others opted for the path of weapons, but the force of “Long live Cristo Rey!” It will resonate the truth.
6. Pilgrim’s progress (2020)
“The progress of the pilgrim” is an animated film based on John Bunyan’s novel, the second best -selling book in history after the Bible. Through a metaphor, the film explains the path of the Christian towards holiness and teaches the importance of remaining on the right path even when temptations and difficulties arrive.
7. You will find Dragones (2011)
Epic drama directed by Roland Joffé who tells the life of St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, founder of Opus Dei. Set in the time of the Spanish Civil War, he deals with issues such as friendship, love, hatred, betrayal, forgiveness and the search for the meaning of life.
8. Of gods and men (2010)
French film about tramed monks living in harmony with the Muslim population of Algeria, until the civil war that hit the country between 1991 and 2002. The monks were killed by a group of Islamic extremists and were beatified in 2018. The film won the jury award and the ecumenical jury prize of the 2010 Cannes Cannes Festival.
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This news was originally published on April 4, 2023.
Diego López Marina
I was born in 1991. I have a degree in Communication Sciences. Since 2015 I work as a digital journalist. I started my career in the newspaper El Comercio in Peru. In 2016, I began as editor in ACI Press and I perform as a web editor since 2018. From 2024, I write the Newsletter for Social Media. I specialize in Catholic news focused on the defense of life and family, international politics, technology, popular culture and the Vatican.