The Life of Jesus (film)

The Life of Jesus
Directed byBruno Dumont
Written byBruno Dumont
Produced byJean Bréhat
Rachid Bouchareb
StarringDavid Douche
CinematographyPhilippe Van Leeuw
Edited byYves Deschamps
Guy Lecorne
Music byRichard Cuvillier
Distributed byTadrart Films
Release date
  • May 1997 (1997-05)
(Cannes Film Festival)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Life of Jesus (French: La Vie de Jésus) is a 1997 feature film directed by director Bruno Dumont in his debut. It was the winner of the BFI Sutherland Trophy, the Prix Jean Vigo and European Discovery of the Year at the European Film Awards, as well as the special mention for Camera d’Or at Cannes. Set in the town of Bailleul, the film casts a bleak look at the life of an unemployed teenager with learning difficulties who descends into rape and murder. The choice of title for the film is unexplained.

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