视频简介
1453年，东罗马帝国陷落后，地处中欧的神圣罗马帝国，不得不直接面对土耳其人的侵扰。土耳其人热衷扩张，虽然他们信奉伊斯兰教，但他们认为他们才是真正的“罗马皇帝”，神圣罗马帝国的皇位，已由哈布斯堡王朝掌权两百年，他们是基督教世界的最后保卫者，双方再维也纳一决高下：一方信誓旦旦，另一方誓死捍卫。。Greece, in the 1920's, is occupied by the Turks. The country is in turmoil with entire villages uprooted. The site of the movie is a Greek village that conducts a passion play each year. The leading citizens of the town, under the auspices of the Patriarch, choose those that will play the parts in the Passion. A stuttering shepherd is chosen to play Jesus. The town butcher (who wanted to be Jesus) is chosen as Judas. The town prostitute is chosen as Mary Magdalene. The rest of the disciples are also chosen. As the movie unfolds, the Passion Play becomes a reality. A group of villagers, uprooted by the war and impoverished, arrive at the village led by their priest. The wealthier citizens of the town want nothing with these people and manipulate a massacre. In the context of the 1920's each of the characters plays out their biblical role in actuality.。
