Last Days in the Desert (2015)
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- PG-13
- 1h 38min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 23 Jun 2016 (Singapore)
- Movie
An imagined chapter from Jesus' forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis.
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Award:
- 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Ewan McGregor | ... |
Yeshua / The Demon
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| Susan Gray | ... |
Demonic Woman
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| Tye Sheridan | ... |
The Boy
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| Ciarán Hinds | ... |
The Father
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| Ayelet Zurer | ... |
The Mother
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Directed by
| Rodrigo García | ||
Written by
| Rodrigo García | ... | () |
Produced by
| Allison Avery Jordan | ... | associate producer |
| Berj Bannayan | ... | co-producer |
| Abby Whitridge Berman | ... | executive producer (as Abby Whitridge) |
| Bonnie Curtis | ... | producer |
| Paige Dunham | ... | executive producer |
| Nash Edgerton | ... | co-executive producer |
| Ilene Feldman | ... | co-executive producer |
| Nicolas Gonda | ... | executive producer |
| Paul Jaconi-Biery | ... | co-producer |
| Kristina Kendall | ... | executive producer |
| Elizabeth Koch | ... | executive producer |
| Erik Lokkesmoe | ... | executive producer |
| Julie Lynn | ... | producer |
| Michael Macs | ... | executive producer |
| Allan Magled | ... | co-producer |
| John McKeown | ... | associate producer |
| Amy Lynn Quinn | ... | associate producer |
| Ryan Rettig | ... | co-executive producer |
| Jason Durant Walker | ... | executive producer |
| Wicks Walker | ... | producer |
| Michael Zakin | ... | co-executive producer |
Music by
| Danny Bensi | ||
| Saunder Jurriaans | ||
Cinematography by
| Emmanuel Lubezki | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Matt Maddox | ||
Editorial Department
| Jason Esquivel | ... | dailies producer |
| Ben Estrada | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Gardner Gould | ... | first assistant editor |
| Élodie Ichter | ... | associate colorist |
| Ken Lebre | ... | dailies producer |
| Anjelica Lewis | ... | assistant dailies producer |
| Yvan Lucas | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Christopher McDonald | ... | dailies operator |
| Robert E. Phillips | ... | digital intermediate producer: EFILM |
Production Design by
| Jeannine Oppewall | ||
Art Direction by
| John DeMeo | ||
Set Decoration by
| Lisa Clark | ||
Costume Design by
| Judianna Makovsky | ||
Makeup Department
| Sara Clessler | ... | makeup department |
| Jamie Kelman | ... | prosthetic makeup artist |
| Barbara Lorenz | ... | hair department head |
| Matthew W. Mungle | ... | prosthetic supply |
| Koji Ohmura | ... | prosthetic dental appliances |
| Christina Smith | ... | makeup department head |
| Clinton Wayne | ... | prosthetic supplier |
Production Management
| Paul Jaconi-Biery | ... | unit production manager |
| Victor Moyers | ... | head of production: Broad Green Pictures |
| John Portnoy | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Shawn Dyrdahl | ... | second assistant director |
| Nash Edgerton | ... | second unit director |
| Stephanie Fugleberg | ... | second assistant director |
| Trish Luberti | ... | assistant director |
| John McKeown | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Todd Bennett | ... | plasterer/modeler |
| Alexander Hernandez | ... | leadman |
| Michael Anthony Jackson | ... | storyboard artist |
| Andrew Kim | ... | on-set dresser |
| Mitch Lamoureux | ... | set dresser |
| Cynthia Nibler | ... | property master |
| Frida Oliva | ... | art department (as Frida Rivera) |
| Dan Pemberton | ... | construction coordinator |
| Andrew David Schultz | ... | set dresser |
| Vitaliy Strokous | ... | storyboard artist |
| Michael Trudel Jr. | ... | set dresser |
| Rachel Widaman | ... | assistant property master |
| Sam Widaman | ... | props |
Sound Department
| Justin M. Davey | ... | re-recording mixer (as J.M. Davey) / sound designer (as J.M. Davey) |
| Peter J. Devlin | ... | production sound mixer |
| Susan Kurtz | ... | dialogue editor |
| Sarah Payan | ... | dialogue editor |
| David Raymond | ... | boom operator |
| Gary Rydstrom | ... | sound consultant |
| John Sanacore | ... | foley mixer |
| Zach Seivers | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer |
| Paul Stula | ... | epk sound mixer |
| Zach Wrobel | ... | sound utility |
| Mhairi MacRitchie | ... | post-production sound assistant (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Chris Cline | ... | special effects foreman |
Visual Effects by
| Ivy Agregan | ... | visual effects producer / visual effects supervisor |
| Avi Arora | ... | matchmove artist |
| Christopher Bozzetto | ... | visual effects |
| Pankaj Brijlani | ... | visual effects artist |
| Jeffrey Chan | ... | digital compositor: Soho VFX |
| Vikram Chandran | ... | digital compositor |
| Patrick Clancey | ... | digital opticals |
| Marlis Coto | ... | digital compositor |
| Andres Delia | ... | digital compositor |
| Nadav Ehrlich | ... | animation supervisor: Soho VFX |
| Burcu Gorun | ... | digital compositor |
| Younguck Ha | ... | digital compositor |
| Amanda Hollingworth | ... | digital compositor |
| Toshi Kosaka | ... | visual effects artist |
| Paul Lemeshko | ... | vfx technical director |
| Daniel Lu | ... | lead modeller/rigger: Soho VFX |
| Allan Magled | ... | visual effects supervisor: Soho VFX |
| Jennifer Maillet | ... | digital compositor |
| Marcin Nikiforuk | ... | matte painter: Soho VFX |
| Natasha North | ... | visual effects production manager |
| Woreshmean Qudrat | ... | visual effects production coordinator: Soho VFX |
| Guillermo Ramos | ... | digital compositor |
| Jennifer Renaud | ... | production coordinator |
| Matthew Riche | ... | visual effects artist |
| Ruben I. Salazar | ... | digital compositor (as Ruben Salazar) / visual effects supervisor (as Ruben Salazar) |
| Yuri Shubenin | ... | digital compositor |
| Daniel St-Amant | ... | compositor/matte painter |
| Rob Strickland | ... | digital compositor |
| Mike Terrigno | ... | compositor: Soho VFX |
| John Treusch | ... | visual effects artist |
| Philip Trieu | ... | visual effects artist |
| Ben Warburton | ... | digital compositor |
| Greg Winhall | ... | modeler |
| Paul Wojdylo | ... | lighting artist |
| Sunny Wong | ... | digital compositor |
| Alphonso Young | ... | digital compositor: Soho VFX |
Stunts
| Keir Beck | ... | stunt coordinator: key stunt rigger |
| Matt Berberi | ... | stunt double: Tye Sheridan |
| Darrell Davis | ... | stunts |
| Brian Duffy | ... | stunt double: Ciarán Hinds |
| Jared S. Eddo | ... | stunt rigger |
| Nash Edgerton | ... | stunt coordinator / stunt double: Ewan McGregor |
| Brett Praed | ... | utility stunts |
| Mark Rayner | ... | stunt rigger |
| Craig Frosty Silva | ... | utility stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Colin Anderson | ... | camera operator / steadicam operator |
| Jacob Baas | ... | video assist operator |
| Mateo Bourdieu | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| M. Shane Cates | ... | grip |
| François Duhamel | ... | still photographer |
| Simon England | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Ray Garcia | ... | key grip |
| Jorge Granados Ross | ... | camera intern |
| Erik F. Hill | ... | best boy grip |
| Patrick Hoeschen | ... | electrician |
| Stefan Lan | ... | camera intern |
| Gilles Mingasson | ... | still photographer |
| Blake Pike | ... | grip |
| Christopher Prampin | ... | gaffer |
| James H Razo | ... | hydrascope operator |
| Arthur To | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Bradley Everett Wilson | ... | camera supporter |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jody Felz | ... | key set costumer |
| Maureen O'Heron | ... | shopper |
| Steven Porch | ... | costume ager/dyer |
| Jessica Posada | ... | set costumer |
| Nick Scarano | ... | costume supervisor |
| Jack Taggart | ... | head ager/dyer |
Location Management
| Dan Cooley | ... | location manager |
| Lisa Patton | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Phil McGowan | ... | soundtrack mixer |
| Richard Ziegler | ... | music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Ingrid Urich-Sass | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| John Pellegrino | ... | transportation captain |
| Adam Pinkstaff | ... | transportation captain |
| John F. Teeple | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Lisa Berridge | ... | production assistant |
| Joel Timothy Bible | ... | set educator |
| Jenny Bloom | ... | festival publicist |
| Erik Bright | ... | publicist / unit & festival publicist |
| Emerson Bruns | ... | production legal services |
| James Burg | ... | production secretary |
| Eric Calatayud | ... | production assistant |
| Sarah Clifford | ... | animal supplier / head animal trainer |
| Stephen Corliss | ... | photo double/stand in for Tye Sheridan |
| Ian Crockett | ... | post production accountant |
| Rustin Davis | ... | key set production assistant |
| Sarah Dignan | ... | production coordinator |
| Nadisha Foster | ... | bus. & legal affairs: Broad Green Pictures |
| Crystal Franco | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Gonzalo García Barcha | ... | Titles Designer |
| Garrett Ives | ... | set production assistant |
| Brian S. Johnston | ... | VP Physical Production: Broad Green Pictures |
| Erica Kolsrud | ... | accounting clerk |
| Melissa Voyagis Langham | ... | epk: producer |
| Eloy Lara | ... | key set medic |
| Rita Little | ... | craft service |
| Trish Luberti | ... | production assistant |
| John Malakoff | ... | director of production travel: ALTOUR travel |
| Cynthia H. Margulis | ... | production accountant |
| Sean Whittaker | ... | set medic |
Thanks
| Scott Fifer | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Mockingbird Pictures
- Division Films
- Ironwood Entertainment (in association with)
- Aspiration Entertainment (in association with)
- American Zoetrope (in association with)
Distributors
- Broad Green Pictures (2016) (United States) (theatrical)
- Mission Distribution (2022) (France) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2016) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Tiberius Film (2017) (Germany) (theatrical)
- VerCine (2017) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Alpha Filmes (2016) (Brazil)
- Arthouse (2016) (Russia) (video) (VOD)
- Broad Green Pictures (2016) (United States) (DVD)
- GEM Entertainment (2015) (Non-US)
- La Aventura (2017) (Spain)
- Mares Filmes (2016) (Brazil)
- Pratama Film (2015) (Indonesia)
- Shout Select (2022) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Shout! Factory (2021) (United States) (tv) (VOD)
- Sunfilm Entertainment (2017) (Germany) (DVD) (release through)
- Tiberius Film (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (and DVD)
- Tugg (2016) (United States)
- WOWOW Cinema (2018) (Japan) (tv) (subtitled)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Animal Savvy (Animals provided by)
- Brauer & Co. (film tax credits)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (hydrascope telescoping crane arm)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (remote camera systems)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (stabilized remote camera systems)
- Ernst Leitz Wetzlar (manufacturer: Leitz SUMMILUX-C lenses)
- Film Finances (film completion guarantor)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- Keslow Camera (camera equipment provided by)
- Lakeshore Records (soundtrack)
- McGowan Soundworks (soundtrack mixed at)
- Ohana Camera Expendables (camera expendables)
- Trevanna Post (post-production accounting)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Ewan McGregor is Jesus - and the Devil - in an imagined chapter from his forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis, setting for himself a dramatic test. |
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| Taglines | To prepare for his mission, the holy man went into the desert to fast and pray, and to seek guidance. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Ewan McGregor portrays both the characters of Yeshua (Jesus) and Lucifer. As such, McGregor brought his long-time stunt double, Nash Edgerton, to learn and recite the lines opposite him while filming scenes wherein these two characters interact. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Lewis Hamilton/Ewan McGregor/Jack Whitehall/Rita Ora (2015). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The four leads in this movie have been part of superhero films. But while Ewan McGregor (Bird of Prey), Ciarán Hinds (Justice League) and Ayelet Zurer (Man of Steel) are part of the DC Universe, Tye Sheridan (X-Men franchise) is part of Marvel's. See more » |
| Quotes |
Son:
It's a riddle. What part of a bird doesn't fly? Jesus: I don't know. Son: Its shadow. See more » |