Last Days in the Desert Plot
This film follows Jesus in an imagined chapter from his forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, he struggles with the Devil, also played by McGregor, over the fate of an ordinary family in crisis, setting for himself a dramatic test with distinctly human conflicts.
Last Days in the Desert Cast
-
as Demonic Woman -
as Father -
as Jesus -
as Son
Last Days in the Desert Latest Trailers
-
![]()
official trailer 2016 -
![]()
official trailer 1 2016
Ewan McGregor stars in a journey where he is both Jesus and Satan. Here is the first trailer of Last Days in the Desert. #trailer
User Review
 |
We saw the premiere of Last Days in the Desert at Sundance.
The film is absolutely beautifully shot -- all the desert scenes are from California. It's a very arthouse kind of film, and while I admire it, I didn't love it. Ewan McGregor has the daunting task of playing Jesus AND Satan. The dual roles work very well. At the Q and A he said they used his long time stand in to help him, and that they rehearsed extensively together to get the timing right.
I'm not familiar with Rodrigo Garcia's film work, although I'm sure I've loved TV episodes from In Treatment and other HBO shows he's directed. Last Days he both wrote and directed, and he also was daunted by writing a script where... |
Start Buzzing