The New Gospel

The New Gospel
Directed by	Milo Rau
Screenplay by	Milo Rau
Starring	Yvan Sagnet Maia Morgenstern Enrique Irazoqui Marcello Fonte
Cinematography	Thomas Eirich-Schneider
Edited by	Katja Dringenberg
Music by	Vinicio Capossela Elia Rediger
Release date	2020 (2020)
Language	German

The New Gospel (German : Das Neue Evangelium) is a 2020 docudrama film written and directed by Milo Rau. A co-production between Germany, Switzerland and Italy, the film premiered at the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival.

Cast

• Yvan Sagnet as Jesus
• Maia Morgenstern as Mother Mary
• Enrique Irazoqui as John the Baptist
• Marcello Fonte as Pontius Pilate

Production

The film is the second chapter of part of Rau's Trilogy of Ancient Myths, between Orestes in Mosul and Antigone in the Amazon. ^[1] It was shot in Matera, Basilicata. ^[2] Rau got the idea for the film after visiting the city in 2019 for an UNESCO initiative, and noting the critical conditions of the immigrants who lived there. ^[1] He then decided to retell the passion of Jesus as the fight of an immigrant who for their peers' rights, and chose for the role the political activist Yvan Sagnet. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The film was co-produced by Fruitmarket, Lang Film and Rau's company International Institute for Political Murder. ^[1]

Release

The film premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar. ^{[2] [4]}

References

1. Meza, Ed (8 September 2020). "Venice: Milo Rau on Revolutionary Jesus, Empowering People and Fighting Exploitation". Variety . Retrieved 27 April 2025.
2. Petkovic, Vladan (7 September 2020). "Review: The New Gospel". Cineuropa . Retrieved 27 April 2025.
3. Fisher, Mark (29 March 2021). "The New Gospel review – a thrilling and unsettling Easter story". The Guardian . Retrieved 27 April 2025.
4. Stanford, Eleanor (10 September 2020). "A Director Turns an Immigrant Into a Modern-Day Jesus". The New York Times . Retrieved 27 April 2025.

External links

• The New Gospel at IMDb