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THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST ***
Directed by Mel Gibson. Starring Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci 15 cert
Gibson has taken the most famous story ever told and charged it with bristling anger and cinematic flair to immerse the viewer in a draining, unflinching depiction of man's inhumanity to man. His wrenchingly visceral dramatisation of the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus is a film of unrelenting graphic violence that rubs the viewer's nose in scenes of horrific torture, relentless cruelty and pools of blood. It is bold, problematic - and undeniably fascinating. Michael Dwyer
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