Starring: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Oscar Isaac, Shohreh Aghdashloo, more cast

Directed By: Catherine Hardwicke

Released By: New Line

Theatrical Release Date: 12/01/2006

Run Time: 100 min.

Genre: Drama / Family

Rating: PG

Synopsis: Australian-born Whale Rider sensation Keisha Castle-Hughes stars opposite Oscar-nominee Oscar Isaac in Lords of Dogtown director Catherine Hardwicke's dramatic account of the Immaculate Conception, and the arduous journey of Mary and Joseph to give birth to baby Jesus. House of Sand and Fog's Shohreh Aghdashloo co-stars in a film with a screenplay by The Rookie and Finding Forrester scribe Mike Rich. Filmed in the village of Matera, Italy (a locale that has remained virtually untouched by modern progress and also served as the backdrop for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ), and Quarzazate, Morocco, former production designer Hardwicke's film strives for authenticity in telling the the Bible's most treasured tale.? (Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide)