Netflix went all in on Christmas movies this year, and that includes Mary, the new epic biblical drama that began streaming today.
Directed by D.J. Caruso, with a screenplay written by Timothy Michael Hayes, Mary tells the story of the mother of Jesus Christ, from her own blessed conception to the miraculous birth of Baby Jesus. Israeli actress Noa Cohen stars as Mary, a young Jewish girl who is chosen by God to be “the vessel of the Messiah.” Israeli actor Ido Tako plays her loving husband, Joseph, and two-time Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins plays the tyrannical King Herod, who is determined to stop the coming of this rumored son of God.
An epic, biblical tale like this needed an epic, biblical setting. The actual Holy Land isn’t a great option for movie sets at the current moment, but Mary found a suitable alternative. Read on to learn about the Mary
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