The New Gospel
2020 film
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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.
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| 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 |
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| Language | German |
Plot
Cast
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]
