Jesus of Montreal
May 15, 1989 | IMDB 6.9
119 min Watch NowDrama
A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives as the production takes form against the growing opposition of the Catholic church.
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