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Tension between a jealous husband, his wife who's attracted to his friend and the friend is rising as their small, deeply catholic, Mexican village is deciding who will be Christ during the possibly dangerous reenactment of the Crucifixion.

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Country Date Format Certification
United States May 27, 1988 Theatrical —
United Kingdom Nov 8, 1988 Physical 15
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