视频简介
Greece, in the 1920's, is occupied by the Turks. The country is in turmoil with entire villages uprooted. The site of the movie is a Greek village that conducts a passion play each year. The leading citizens of the town, under the auspices of the Patriarch, choose those that will play the parts in the Passion. A stuttering shepherd is chosen to play Jesus. The town butcher (who wanted to be Jesus) is chosen as Judas. The town prostitute is chosen as Mary Magdalene. The rest of the disciples are also chosen. As the movie unfolds, the Passion Play becomes a reality. A group of villagers, uprooted by the war and impoverished, arrive at the village led by their priest. The wealthier citizens of the town want nothing with these people and manipulate a massacre. In the context of the 1920's each of the characters plays out their biblical role in actuality.。麦琪（伊丽莎.班尼特 Eliza Bennett 饰）是一个生活在德国的12岁小女孩，她和父亲阿莫（布兰登•费舍 Brendan Fraser 饰）相依为命。妈妈莱莎（Sienna Guillory 饰）在麦琪尚在襁褓中时便神秘失踪，十几年来阿莫凭借旧书装祯的手艺维持父女二人的生活。麦琪对母亲的下落充满好奇，而父亲则三缄其口。孤单的小女孩每日徜徉书海，任凭思绪飞扬。某晚，一个肮脏邪恶的家伙（Paul Bettany 饰）闯入父女的家中，阿莫和女儿仓皇逃到姑妈爱利诺（海伦.米兰 Helen Mirren 饰）的家中，此时麦琪终于得知母亲失踪真正的原因以及父亲所具有的神奇能力。原来阿莫能够通过阅读将书中的人物带到现实的世界中来，而这也正是灾难的开始……。
