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PAUL APOSTLE OF CHRIST Coming to DVD June 19
CULVER CITY, Calif. (May 8, in the year of our Lord
2018) – From the studio that brought you RISEN and WAR
ROOM comes the story of Paul, who transformed from the most
infamous persecutor of Christians to one of Christ’s most
influential apostles. From AFFIRM Films and Sony Pictures Home
Entertainment, PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST arrives on Digital on
June 12 and on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital June 19.
In this Biblical epic, Luke (Jim Caviezel, The Passion of the
Christ) risks his life to visit Paul (James Faulkner), who is
held captive in a Roman prison under Emperor Nero’s rule. But
before Paul’s death sentence can be enacted, Luke resolves to
write another book, one that details the beginnings of “The Way”
and the birth of what will come to be known as the Christian
church. PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST also features Olivier Martinez
as the Roman guard Mauritius Gallas, John Lynch as Aquila, and
Joanne Whalley as Priscilla.
The Blu-ray, DVD and Digital releases come with more than 15
minutes of engaging exclusive bonus materials including deleted
scenes, a look at the special relationship between Paul and
Luke, and scenes from a scriptural visualization of Saul’s epic
story of conversion. In addition, the physical SKUs will also
include digital versions of the movie, redeemable via the
all-new Movies Anywhere App.
PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST is directed and written by Andrew Hyatt
faithfully following the scriptures. The film is executive
produced by Eric Groth, president and CEO of ODB Films. The film
is produced by TJ Berden and David Zelon. PAUL, APOSTLE OF
CHRIST is presented by AFFIRM Films, a Sony Pictures
Entertainment (SPE) company, in association with Giving Films,
presents an ODB Films production in association with Mandalay
Pictures.
Bonus Materials Include:
• Deleted Scenes: Two deleted scenes, “Crucifying The Servants
of God” and “Followers of The Way,” portraying Saul’s life as a
persecutor of Christians.
• The Living Word: “Saul’s Conversion” which dives into Saul's
conversion through a scripture visualization of his journey; and
“Paul’s Letter,” showing the wisdom of Paul's words spoken by
James Faulkner which bring to light the power of faith.
• Three Featurettes: “Recreating First Century Rome,” “The Path
of The Apostle: Adapting Paul,” and “An Extraordinary
Friendship: Luke & Paul.” Viewers will be engulfed in the
timeless beauty of Malta as the cast and crew walk through how
they created first century Rome. Director Andrew Hyatt, Jim
Caviezel and the cast and crew talk about their journey of faith
and share how they used scripture to piece together Paul's story
on screen. Jim Caviezel and James Faulkner also speak to the
development of their characters and this unwavering friendship.
Paul, Apostle of Christ has a run time of approximately 1:47
minutes and is rated PG-13 for some violent content and
disturbing images.
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