directed by: Garth Davis, year: 2019
actors: Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tahar Rahim

Mary Magdalene reimagines the gospel narrative by centering Mary as a compassionate, determined woman within the upheavals of early Judea. Rooney Mara delivers a restrained, luminous performance as Mary, while Joaquin Phoenix embodies Jesus with a magnetic quiet intensity. Garth Davis's direction emphasizes austere landscapes, intimate conversation, and spiritual doubt over spectacle, offering a meditative portrait of devotion, courage, and faith amid revolutionary change.

Divine, Biographical Drama, Historical Drama, Biblical Drama