All language subtitles for The.Final.Inquiry.2006.WEBRip.x264-RARBG

[ Wind Blowing ]

[ Thunder Crashes ]

[ Groaning ]

[ Thunderclap ]
[ Grunts ]

[ Chattering ]

[ Thunderclap ]
Mother?

What's going on?
Mother?

Judith, where is my mother?
Where is my family?

I don't know.
I haven't seen anyone.

It's only the ninth hour,
and the day seems
darker than the night.

Mother!

[ People Chattering ]

- [ Man ]
We are here--
- [ Grunting ]

to judge a woman
who is guilty of adultery...

with a foreigner,
with a Roman!

Who accuses this woman?

I do. I.

What are you asking
for your bride?

That she be punished according
to the full extent of the law!

So be it!

No! Father!
Not my mother, Father.

Father! No!

You must throw
the first stone, Nathan.

No!

I can't. I cannot.

Stone her! Stone her!
[ Woman ]
No!

No. Don't.
Have pity. Have pity!

Stone her!
[ Chattering ]

No! No!

Go away! Tabitha!
Go away!

[ All Shouting ]

[ Tabitha ]
No! No!

[ Rumbling ]

[ All Screaming, Shouting ]

Forward... for Rome.
Hey!

[ Chattering, Laughing ]

The Romans!
The Romans are here.

[ Shouting, Cheering ]
Wait.
We'll ask the priestess.

High priestess--
what does she say?

[ Rumbling ]

[ Whinnies ]
It's an earthquake!

Dismount! To the ground!

- [ Horses Whinnying ]
- [ Men Shouting ]

- [ Rumbling Continues ]
- [ Grunts ]

[ Whinnies ]

[ Rumbling Stops ]

- [ Panting ]
- [ Shouts ]

[ Shouting ]

[ Screams ]
I've got their flag!

The flag!

Romans! With me!
With me!

For Rome! For Rome!

[ Horse Whinnies ]

[ Shouts, Grunts ]

[ Horse Nickers, Whinnies ]
Burn the priestess.

Stop!

[ Shouting Fades ]

[ Panting ]
Your gods are also
destined to die.

[ Grunts ]

[ Men Shouting, Laughing ]

[ Man ]
Long live the Roman Empire!

[ Shouting, Laughter Continue ]

A battle has been won.
But one battle
is not enough for Rome.

Rome wants to win
the war,

and for this to happen,
the emperor of Rome...

wants your leader--
Segimerus.

No Roman is familiar
with his appearance,

but I know he's amongst you.

Now, I could crucify
all of you...

to be sure I kill
Segimerus with the others.

But I'm offering him
the chance to act with honor.

Segimerus!
Come forward...

and I will save the lives
of your companions.

[ Bird Cawing ]

I am Segimerus.

Is he Segimerus?
Yes.

He is Segimerus.

With his lust
for power and glory,

this dog had led us
to our downfall!

[ Men Shouting ]

Stop!

Segimerus.

You're finally
in the hands of Rome.

But you're to be executed
by one of your own men--

the one
who identified you.

And in exchange,

he will not only
receive his life...

but also freedom.

Come on.
What are you waiting for?

You will be
a free man.

[ Shouts, Grunts ]

[ Groans, Gasps ]
Segimerus! Segimerus!

Commander, how did you
realize he was Segimerus?

I'm well acquainted
with these people.

They are barbarians,
but they are loyal.

Not one of the royal guardsmen
would betray his king.

Each one of them
would rather die for him,

except one-- himself.

Offer the prisoners
the chance to choose
between joining the legion...

or being sold as slaves.

You I will keep
in my personal service.

- What's your name?
- Brixos.

And you'll never have
my loyalty, unless I decide
to give it to you.

Allow us to render
funeral honors to our king.

In exchange, I shall
use my sword at your service.

[ Brixos Chanting ]
Oh, Father Segimerus.
[ Foreign Language ]

[ All Chanting ]
Oh, Father Segimerus.
[ Foreign Language ]

[ Continues ]

I have a message
for Titus Valerios Taurus.

Titus Valerios Taurus.

Commander of
the Seventh Gemina Legion,
at our emperor's service.

Our emperor
requires your presence.

You're to be given the honor
of meeting him personally.

Hand command over
to your subordinate.
Gather your things.

The emperor
is expecting you.

The emperor
is expecting me.

[ Birds Chirping, Cawing ]

Emperor Tiberius
has taken up residence on Capri
for the past few years now.

Almost everyone calls him
"the man of the island."

[ Taurus ]
Why did you bring me back
after so many years of exile?

[ Man ] I have decided to
entrust you with a mission
that calls for all your talent.

It's a mystery
that cannot be solved
by just anybody.

One day, in April,
at the ninth hour,
the sky clouded over.

Yes, in Germania too.

And during the battle,
the earth trembled.
Yes.

These mysterious signs
were observed
in many countries of the world,

from east to west,
from north to south.

And since then,
I've had research conducted
in the entire empire...

because I wanted to know
whether there is a link...

between these
extraordinary events.

And I believe
I've found a clue.

Where?
In the Tabularium
in Rome.

The clerks in my archives
found it.

What is it?

It's the records from a trial
that came to a close
with a death sentence.

There are hundreds
of death sentences
every day in the empire.

What's so extraordinary
about this one?

It's all included
in my instructions.

Read them, carefully,
and then destroy them.

What is
my destination?

Jerusalem,
the prefecture of Judea.

Can I rely on
our local authorities there?

Of course. Just try to be
as independent as you can.

- I understand.
- What do you know about
the situation in Judea?

I know that the governor
is a man named, uh,
Pontius Pilate,

and that the entire area
is a snake's nest--
not much more.

[ Chuckles ]
Yes, that's-that's
about all you need to know.

I will obey your orders,
Emperor.

"Proceedings against
Jesus of Nazareth,

"the so-called king
of the Judeans,

by the praetorian
of Jerusalem."

[ Man Coughing ]

Welcome to Jerusalem,
strangers.
[ Laughs ]

Do you want to sleep
with me tonight?
[ Laughs ]

They're beautiful.

[ Grunts, Gasps ]

[ Men Chattering
In Foreign Language ]

[ Chattering, Laughing ]

Shh, shh, shh.
Who is that stranger?

Come with me, my friend.
Welcome to town.

There's a quieter, more secluded
spot through that door.

The service is better
and quicker.

Did the man from the island
send you?

If the answer is yes,
we can speak more privately
over there.

Bring some of your best wine
and some lamb.

First of all,
tell me what...

someone representing
the emperor...

is doing in
a disreputable hole like this.

This is
the perfect place...

to pick up interesting
bits of information...

for, uh,
someone like me.
[ Exhales ]

[ Men Chattering, Faint ]

Barabbas.
So, how did it go?

We killed off
a lot of those dogs.

And one of them, before dying,
gave me the information
I was looking for--

the identity of the traitor
who works as a spy
for the Romans.

Is it him?

[ Laughing ]

I'll take the food
to those two men.

Bolt the doors
from the outside.

Who are you?
We are looking
for the way.

[ Man ] Our lord Jesus
has said the day is near.
Come.

We must be ready
for soon he will return
and change the world.

My name is Stephen
and this is my brother David.

We welcome you here, sisters.
Is this your first visit?

[ Exhales ]
Put it on the table.

[ Bowl Clatters ]

[ Spits ]
Death to the traitor.

[ Shouts ]

Brixos!

[ Shouting ]

[ Grunts ]

Friendly place.
Very... friendly.

Let's leave now.
Yes, master.

[ Grunts ]

[ Grunts ]
You traitor!

Oh, Barabbas!
Remember who
you owe your life to.

[ Brixos ]
Master!

Master. The Roman patrol.

You were about
to tell me something.
Make an effort, my friend.

I need this last piece
of information. Your last
service to the emperor.

[ Grunting ]
You must find...

a man who lives...

- outside the gates
of the city.
- Where?

The house belongs to a man--

[ Coughing ]
Judas Iscariot.

They call it... Aceldama.

Aceldama Field.
[ Groans ]

[ Shouting ]

[ Man ]
Take it all. Take it all.

Master. The patrol.

I don't want anyone
to know who we are yet.

Over here. Come, Brixos.

[ Man #2 ]
That's it.

[ Door Hinges Squeak ]

Hurry, Brixos.

[ Laughing, Chattering ]

Hey. We saw them first.
Be on your way.

[ Grunting ]
Oh, by the gods.

You are more beautiful
than the priestess
at the temple of Ishtar.

[ Cackles ]
The two of us will have
a good time together.

Leave her alone!
She's the daughter
of a very prominent man.

Her father will make you
pay dearly if you touch
a single hair on her head.

Oh, her father should keep her
locked up in the house,

like any other nice girl,

if he doesn't want
to have any trouble.

[ Grunts, Growls ]

Oh, hold her still.

[ Tabitha Groans ]
[ Cackling ]

[ Gags, Whimpers ]

Disappear, you scoundrel.

Help! Help me, friend.
Help!

- [ Grunts ]
- [ Pottery Clatters ]

They've gone.
You need worry no longer.

They won't bother you again,
believe me.

What's your name?

We've already met.

[ Sword Sheathes ]

I see that you're not
familiar with our customs.

Do not be offended,
stranger,

but my granddaughter
cannot take the hand
of a pagan, ever.

The religion
of our forefathers
forbids it.

Of course.
You people are afraid
of being contaminated.

All right.
Never mind the hand.

But does she have a tongue?

Or is she also afraid
of, uh, talking
to an unclean stranger?

She is not afraid at all.

So? Tell me your name.

It is not suitable
for a young girl
to tell her name to a stranger.

[ Chuckles ]
All right.

Can I at least take you home,
to avoid you
being attacked again?

By the way, that fool
was right about one thing.

What are two good women
like you doing here
at this time of night?

The streets of Jerusalem
would be safe...

if it weren't for
those foreigners
who attacked us.

And foreigners like us
who rescued you. But you
didn't answer my question.

What are you two doing
out in the streets
at this late hour?

We cannot tell you.

I'm-- I'm afraid
you cannot accompany us home.

It would be--
Inconvenient?
Hmm.

- Is there anything I may do
without compromising you?
- Yes.

I cannot
tell you my name,

but you can tell me yours
and you can say
where you come from.

Thank the gods.
I thought you were
a deaf-mute.

My name is
Titus Valerios Taurus.
I come from Rome.

A Roman.

Thank you,
Titus Valerios Taurus.

I shall never forget
what you have done for me.

Yes, thank you,
but, uh, we have to go now,

before they discover
that we are missing at home.

Do not fear for us.
We live close by.

Good night,
young lady
who cannot say her name.

Farewell,
Titus Valerios Taurus.

- Master.
- [ Hoofbeats Approaching ]

Master.
Another patrol, master.

Master. Master.
Quickly.

[ Horses Nickering ]

[ Bird Chirping ]

[ Man ]
Hail to you, Pontius Pilate.

I hope you have a good reason
to bother me
at this time of night.

Has another revolt
flared up?

I would never
have bothered you
with such a trivial matter.

No. It's something
much more serious.

An imperial titulus.

I found it on the body
of a man who died...

during a fight with Barabbas
and some Zealots
in a tavern.

I suspected him of being
a secret informer
of the emperor.

But this titulus
could not have belonged to him.

Witnesses say that the informer
was sitting at a table with
another man-- a foreigner--

and that they were talking
in great secrecy.

An imperial envoy
has arrived in Jerusalem
unannounced,

and the first thing he did
was to ask Tiberius's spy
for information.

It is obvious. The emperor
has sent an inspector incognito.

- Do you know where he is now?
- My men searched for him,

but lost track of him
in the alleyways
of the old city.

Fine. Find him.

What shall we do
if we find him?

With the credentials he has,
he can give orders to anyone--
even to you.

Aulos Fuscos.

I hope you're not
tempted to disclose
confidential information...

about my administration
to this meddler.

Should I fall,
so will you.

My mistakes are your mistakes.
Remember that.

You've never made any mistakes
that I recall, Prefect.

Of course.
I've never committed mistakes.

Aulos Fuscos.

When you find the man,
tell him that the prefect
has invited him to dinner.

He certainly
cannot refuse.

[ Sheep Bleating ]

Excuse me.
We were told that Judas Iscariot
lives around here...

in a place called
Aceldama Field.

Do you know where it is?
I don't know anything
about any Judas,

but Aceldama Field
is over there.

Thank you.

[ Bleating Continues ]

[ Man ]
Judas is dead.
I bought his house.

Did Judas have
any relatives, friends?
I want to speak to them.

Friends?
He betrayed their teacher,
a certain Jesus.

His friends
would kill him like a dog
if he were still alive.

Or maybe they wouldn't.

They might forgive him.
[ Chuckles ]
They're a strange folk.

I must meet them,
even one of them.
It's very important.

I don't really know
any of them.

But I do know that someone
is doing his utmost
to find them.

They say he's a spy
from the temple.

What's his name?
Saul of Tarsus.

Where can I find him?
He usually attends
a rabbinical school...

close to the Mitzpah market,
just in front of the temple.

[ Chattering ]

We've been here
half a day already, master.
Nothing so far.

Patience, Brixos.
The key to this work
is patience.

There. That's Saul of Tarsus.

But don't tell anyone
that I pointed him out to you.
He's a powerful man.

Out of the way!
[ Screaming ]

[ Screaming ]

Let Stephen go!
Let my brother go!

David, remember
the teachings of Jesus.

- [ Saul Grunts ]
- [ Groaning ]

- [ Coughing ]
- Come on, young man.
Defend your brother.

- [ Groaning ]
- Come on.

Defend your brother!

No one will harm you
if you do.
I give you my word.

Do not use hatred
against hatred.

[ Groaning ]

Come on.
Love him, defend him!
Come on.

It is your duty
to defend your brother.

[ Groaning ]

No! No!
[ Yelps ]

[ Horse Whinnies ]
[ Hoofbeats ]

Stop!
You're all under arrest.

Throw down your weapons.

Prefect will hear of
no brawling in the street,

especially over
stupid religious differences.

After him! After the boy!

Five men. Quickly!

[ Panting, Gasps ]

Have no fear. I'm a friend.
Just want to ask you
a question.

Promise you won't shout
if I let you speak?

Why didn't you
defend your brother?

Answer me!

Why didn't you
defend your brother?
Are you a coward?

The rabbi.

The rabbi said so.

"Do not use hatred
against hatred."

Who's the rabbi?
Who commanded him?

Jesus of Nazareth.
Let me go.

Jesus of Nazareth?
Did you meet him?

Let me go.
They're coming!

There!

[ Growls ]
Who are you?

You are under arrest!
Commander!

It's all right, Brixos.

It's all right.

So.

I believe we've already met--
in a tavern.

I'm Titus Valerios Taurus
of the Seventh Gemina Legion,

a special envoy
for the emperor.

[ Swords Sheathing ]

Welcome to Jerusalem,
Tribune. We were aware
of your presence here.

The prefect is expecting you
at Fort Antonia.

You're to be his guests
for dinner.

** [ Middle Eastern Scales ]

[ Chattering ]

Thank you for
your very kind invitation.

It's an honor to be a guest
in your magnificent palace,
Pontius Pilate.

You're welcome,
Ambassador.

Claudia Procula.
Welcome.

I've been told that you've had
some marvelous fabrics
brought to you from Syria.

** [ Continues ]

Welcome. We're honored to have
such a prominent guest.

I've never been invited
to dinner before...

by an armed squad
in full fighting trim.

I believe it was
a necessary measure
to protect your security.

The streets of Jerusalem
are not safe
for a Roman citizen.

Please be so kind
as to follow me for a moment.

Dinner will be served
in a while.
[ Swords Unsheathe, Sheathe ]

I don't fear the streets
of Jerusalem, Prefect.

I've spent 15 years--
the past 15 years--
fighting in Germania.

So I know
how to take care of myself.

The barbarians of the north
fight you out in the open.

Here, the enemy
can be hidden anywhere.

He strikes without warning
and then disappears
just as quickly.

Remember what happened to you
in that tavern?

All I want to do is help you,

once you tell me what the object
of your mission is.

Dinner is served.

- My wife, Claudia Procula.
- Hail, Claudia.

- Tribune.
- The tribune and I have
urgent matters to discuss.

We will join you
in a while.

- But the guests
are expecting you.
- Please.

Claudia. With that name,
your wife has to be
a relative of the emperor.

A cousin, yes.

But that isn't the reason
for my becoming
the governor of this province.

If that were the case,
Tiberius would have entrusted me
with an easier task,

either Greece or Bithynia.

But you have not answered
my question.

What is the purpose
of your mission?

Come, Tribune.
We must join our guests.

I'm looking for a body.

What? What did you say?

A body.
A body that has disappeared.

Are you trying to make
a fool of me?
Not at all.

It was the Judean rabbi
who you sentenced to death
a short while ago.

I authorize
so many death sentences.

This is a turbulent town.
Who are you referring to?

A certain... Jesus.

From the town of Nazareth.

Jesus? I do not recall.

It is a very common name
in the area.

But why are you looking
for his body?
Because it's gone, vanished.

Or I should say resurrected,
as the word goes.

[ Thinking ]
"Titus Valerios Taurus
to Tiberius Caesar Augustus.

"Hail, Emperor.

"Following your orders,
I am now in Judea,
in the city of Jerusalem.

"As soon as I set foot
in this territory,

"despite traveling incognito,
I was attacked,

"and one of
our informers killed.

"At this moment, I am
the reluctant guest of
your prefect, Pontius Pilate.

"He claims to know
nothing about the Judean rabbi,

"but allows the man's followers
to be persecuted,

"something of which
he is well aware.

Evidently, Jesus is
more dangerous dead
than alive"--

"...should he really be dead,

something that I will
soon discover."

Your best informers
were not successful,

and they were well acquainted
with their surroundings.

Why do you think
he might succeed?

His pride will never let him
abandon his search
for the truth--

not until
he has found it.

Even though
he's well aware that--

that the truth
may sometimes be
extremely dangerous.

Hmm. May I ask you
something, Caesar?
Yes?

I believe
you have sent him there...

to discover whether a man
can truly rise
from the dead.

Is that not so?

I've always been curious
about the beyond, Austomedorif,

because I fear nothingness.

[ Birds Chirping ]
[ Horse Neighs ]

Where was Pilate?
He was seated over there.

Sit there.
But, Tribune--

I said sit there
and read it.

"The senate
and the people of Rome
against Jesus of Nazareth."

Who are you?
Why have they brought you here?

"'Who are you?
Why have they
brought you here?'"

Why do you not speak?

Are you not aware
that I can save your life...

or choose to give you death?

"And the prisoner replied,
'You would not
have this power...

if it hadn't been
given to you
by the Most High.'"

My power
has been invested in me
by the emperor.

And you are accused
of proclaiming yourself
king of the Jews.

This is a crime
of lèse-majesté.

"'There are no kings
other than the emperor.'"

There are no kings
other than the emperor.

What is your answer?
Are you or are you not
king of the Jews?

My kingdom
is not of this world.

He was crucified up there.

[ Screams ]

[ Taurus ]
How long did his agony last?

He died on his own
before the ninth hour.

Centurion,
did you examine him afterwards?

I'm a soldier.
I can recognize death.

[ Taurus ]
Which one was Jesus' cross?
That one.

- Do you know that woman?
- She's his mother.

The mother of Jesus.

[ Weeping ]

Who are those other women?

I don't know.

Lots of women
followed Jesus.

They were the most faithful
of his disciples,
as you can see.

They're faithful to him
even after his death.

Women are capable
of being very faithful
to those who really love them--

until their death
and even beyond.

They know what love is.

[ Chattering ]

Elijah, before God,
I promise you my daughter.

The wedding will take place
as soon as the arrangements
can be made.

Before God, I accept
the promise of your daughter.

I pledge to wed her
on the agreed date.

[ Applause, Cheering ]

Help me, Grandmother.
I can't.

I would rather die.
[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Cheering Continues ]

Oh!
[ Chuckles ]

- I know where he is.
- Who?

Jesus of Nazareth.
Follow me.

Where are we?
I've never seen
such a desolate place.

It's called Gehenna.

Judeans consider it
the home of demons,

where the souls
of the damned are sent.

It's their hell.

This is where
their Jesus is hiding?
In hell?

[ Horses Whinnying ]

[ Birds Cawing ]

There they are-- the followers
of Jesus of Nazareth, fleeing
with what they treasure most.

The body of Jesus of Nazareth,
there on the cart
below that sheet.

It is the proof of his death
without resurrection.

I don't expect any resistance.
The followers of Jesus
are cowards. They won't fight.

But I fear they might
try to burn the corpse...

in order to eliminate
the proof of his death.

I will come down the trail
from the north with my men.

Another group, led by Fuscos,
will move in from the south
to block their escape.

If they try to destroy
the body in the meantime,
Tribune,

you take the point
to lead a frontal attack
from here-- agreed?

Romans.

He's setting
the body on fire.

Come, Brixos. Hurry.

Come on!

[ Whinnies ]
[ Grunts ]

[ Clicking Tongue ]

Stop!

Don't kill us.
We are unarmed.

Master! Look out!

Hurry.
The tribune is in danger.

Huh!

Are you all right,
Taurus?

Is this Jesus?

- Do you recognize him?
- His face is disfigured
by death,

but his height and body,
yes.

It's him. I'm certain.

Look. Nail wounds...

on his hands and feet.

Brixos. I'm putting you
in charge of getting
this body to Jerusalem.

And you can take
these Nazarenes
and the weapons too.

- I want to examine them.
- Yes, master.

[ Rats Screeching ]

Why did you summon me here,
Tribune?

And why are you still bothering
with that dead body?

This is not the body
of Jesus of Nazareth.

What are you talking about?
How do you explain
the nail holes?

Drove nails into these hands.

But the skin around the holes
didn't tear.

And there was
no bleeding either.

They have nothing in common
with the gaping gashes...

suffered by someone
who was hung from a cross
for hours.

By all the gods.
What do you mean?

That these wounds
were inflicted on this body
only recently,

after death,
in order to simulate
crucifixion.

That this body
is a fraud.

It's not the body
of someone who was crucified,
Pilate.

This is not
Jesus of Nazareth.

Just suppositions,
fantasies.

This is the body of Jesus.

The fraud was committed
by his disciples.

This is the official story,
and you'll stand by it,
otherwise--

Regarding the official story,
I've also conducted
an investigation into those...

Nazarenes.

Investigation?
What kind of investigation?

I've been thinking
about their method of fighting.

[ Roars ]

In battle, a man
shows how he was trained.

[ Roaring ]

And the way they fought--
It reminded me
of only one thing--

the arena.

What are you talking about?
They were gladiators.

- Very well-trained gladiators.
- And who do you think
planned this trap?

Whoever might have
gained from it.

Surely you're not insinuating--
I'm not insinuating anything...
for the moment.

I don't have the proof.

But I've included my deductions
in a letter to the emperor.

[ Rats Screeching ]

Forgive my being
so stubborn.

I can see now
that you're right, Tribune.

We will discover who is behind
this treacherous ambush.

I have no doubts.

And by the way,
I have to ask you
for something...

that will cause you
some problems
with your Jewish friends...

- and their high priests
at the temple.
- What?

You have visitors.

Mary.
Stephen.

David.
Brother.

[ Saul ]
Allowing that
follower of Jesus...

to receive visitors in prison
without our permission...

is a deliberate offense
to us.

I beg you...

to explain yourself.

Political reasons
of a superior entity.

Deny Jesus?

Declare that he
was a false prophet?

Stephen,
your life is at stake.

No one is asking you
to sacrifice yourself.

Even Peter,
the night Jesus was arrested,

denied him three times.

Is Peter the one
asking me this?

No. Only me.

They will kill you.
Are you not afraid?

Death... does not exist, Mary,

and you know that
better than we do.

You met Jesus.

You met him
after the resurrection.

He taught us to love life.

He would never
have thrown it away.

Guard, we're leaving.

[ Door Opens ]

Follow her.

[ Stephen ]
Mary Magdalene
follows her heart,

but she's asking me too much.

Magdalene!

[ Stephen ]
Thank you.
And may peace be with you.

[ Tabitha ]
May I speak to you, Rabbi?
[ Door Clanks Shut ]

[ Stephen ]
You know I'm not a rabbi.

You are one for me.

Your words are full
of wisdom.

How old are you?

Eighteen.

I'm only a year
older than you.

How could I be
your teacher?

I know what you want
to ask me.

You want to be
released...

from the marriage promise
your father made to Elijah.

My father took that oath.

I did not.

But how can I disobey my father?

You can't,

but you could do
something else.

You could speak
to your father...

as frankly as you have
spoken to me.

Sooner or later,

you will touch his heart.

[ Sighs ]
What is it?

I don't want you to die,
Stephen.

[ Sniffs ]

Girl with no name.
You.

I cannot speak to a stranger
on the street.

You can't speak,
you can't tell me your name,

but you can be kind
and affectionate
with that man in prison.

How can you talk
like that?

He fooled me
in the beginning too,
with his saintly airs.

But now I realize
how he uses all that talk...

of resurrection,
universal love...

to enthrall naive girls
like you.

How can you talk like that?
He is risking his life.

Stephen is worth
1,000 times more than you,
with all of your arrogance.

Please. Please.

Please.

Forgive me.

Perhaps I--
I misunderstood.

Lord, why does he not realize
that I cannot speak to him?

But I have to speak to you.

[ Sighs ]

All right.
All right, all right.

Since I can't speak to you,
I will speak to the gods.
[ People Murmuring ]

O gods,

make her realize
that I was just
worried about her,

and just wanted
to advise her
to be careful.

But if I made a mistake
due to my--

[ Man ] Why would she
be talking to him?
irreverence,

I humbly
ask her forgiveness.

And allow her, at least,
to tell me her name.

Lord, have the Roman
keep quiet...

before we are lapidated
due to his irreverence.

And above all,
I beg you to-- to forgive me--

[ Man ]
What's he saying?
for making her cry.

[ Laughs ]

Lord, please tell the Roman
that I have not cried at all.

[ Chuckles ]
And in any case,

certainly not because of him.

Wh-What's she saying?

She doesn't want to admit
she's been crying?

Oh, yes, I realize
she's a very proud girl.

[ Scoffs ]
Oh, my God.

May all Romans
be struck by lightning.

Yes, but before
I'm struck by lightning,

please--

At least tell me your name.

Why is it so important for you?

Because I can't go on
thinking about you...

without knowing your name.

My name is Miriam.

But everyone
has called me Tabitha...

since I was a child.

What does it mean?

Gazelle.

Hmm.

Gazelle.

I see why
they called you that.

Now let me go,
before someone
reports us.

One more thing. Wait.

Allow me to give you
some advice.

Don't be fooled
by the followers
of the Jesus of Nazareth.

Don't fill your head
with illusions.

You do not know
what you're
talking about.

If he has truly resurrected
from the dead,

where is he now,
and why is he hiding?

Jesus isn't hiding.

And anyway, I can't
tell you anything
about it.

All right, Tabitha. Hmm.

Shalom, Titus Valerios Taurus.

If you really want
to know about Jesus,

you should go out to Bethany.

There is a man there
who can help you.

He has two sisters.
His name is Lazarus.

Shalom, High Priest.

Nathan.
I haven't seen you
in a while.

I have something
to tell you.

Is there anyone here?

Lazarus is gone,

but not for good.

How can you say that,
master?

Strange--

Place like this
must be worth
a lot of money.

Although it's clearly
been abandoned,

no one has
taken it over.

Perhaps people think
Lazarus will return.

[ High Priest ]
No one wants this place.

It's cursed.

But follow us.

We have something
to show you.

How did you know
we'd be coming here?

We have many friends.

I assume you also know
what happened to Lazarus
and his sisters.

Nothing. They probably realized
they were no longer welcome here
and left.

The stone was used
to cover the entrance
of the tomb.

Lazarus was inside,

wrapped in a shroud.

But Jesus came here
with a small group of people,

and he performed
a miracle.

[ Weeping ]

Accept a goblet of wine.
It's from one of our
best vineyards.

Go on, Saul.
What happened?

Take away the stone.

His disciples
rolled away the stone
that was sealing the tomb.

[ Weeping ]

Then Jesus raised his arms,
called out loudly.

Lazarus.

Come out.

[ Distorted Voice ]
And Lazarus left the tomb,
still covered in his shroud,

after having lain there
for four days.

Did he... bring him
back to life?

[ Distorted Voice ]
Just before Pesach.

Is it not oddly appropriate
that this should happen...

right before
the Nazarene ladies
returned to Jerusalem?

He was thus preceded
by the reputation...

of being a man who could
bring the dead back to life.

[ Coughing ]

Do you mean it was...
just a show?

A rehearsal.
A dress rehearsal
for a show...

that would prove
to be even greater.

His own resurrection.

The goblet.

The wine--
The wine was poisoned.

Brixos!
Master!

Master!
[ Groans ]

[ Soft Gasp ]

[ Soft Grunting ]

[ Grunting ]

[ Grunting Continues ]

[ High Priest ]
Titus Valerios Taurus.

Titus Valerios Taurus.

I'm here.

I'm here.

Please--

Help me.

Titus Valerios Taurus,

come out.

[ Grunts ]

[ Grunting ]

Brixos.

Master.

Master--
I-I tried, master.

I trust that you are well,
noble Taurus.

When Pilate finds out
about this,

he will have you
crucified.

I don't think so.

Please forgive
this little demonstration.

But you wouldn't
have believed it...

unless you'd
experienced it yourself.

You have died
and come back to life.

- What are they saying?
- The wine they offered you
was laced with a substance...

that produces a state
of apparent death,

lasting from several hours
to several days.

Your servant was able
to verify it himself.

You were dead
for three days
and three nights.

It's true, master.

But you were not dead.

He was not dead,

just as your fellow townsman
Lazarus was not dead...

or Jesus of Nazareth
on the cross.

Before your eyes,
we have revealed a hoax--

an evil ploy perpetrated
by the followers
of Jesus...

on a naive and gullible people.

Go. Go and spread
the word...

of what you have
witnessed here today.

Forgive us.

Sometimes our methods
are questionable,

but they're necessary.

Should they have been
left the chance
to spread their madness,

the followers of Jesus
would have divided us.

Your inquiry might have
created such a division.

I believe I can safely
conclude that your inquiry...

is now over.

[ Taurus ]
Longinus, unless
you answer my questions...

- I'll be forced to arrest you.
- What are you accusing me of?

Of having allowed
Jesus of Nazareth...

to be given a drug
that caused his
apparent death.

To make sure he was dead,
I stabbed him with this.

- [ Groans ]
- Let him speak, Brixos.

It went all the way
to his heart.

- Can anyone confirm this?
- My soldiers were with me.

They'll witness what happened.

Tribune, this woman insists
on seeing you.

She says she has something
very important to tell you.

Who are you?

- Tabitha.
- They have sentenced
Stephen to death.

You are the only one
who can help him.

[ Shouting, Jeering ]
Stephen! Stephen!

Go away! Go!

[ Grunts ]

[ Groans ]

[ Groans ]

Tabitha.

I'll go.

Master, there are
too many of them.

Silence!
There's nothing
we can do.

Today...

the Roman prefect
authorized that Stephen
be stoned to death.

Lapidation.

Yes. Let us
stone him to death.

- [ Groans ]
- [ Crowd Cheers ]

Don't look.
Come on.

Brixos, stay here.

[ Shouting, Jeering ]

[ Sobbing ]
Stephen.

I will not go
back to his house.

Where will you go?

I will look
for Jesus' followers.

Mary Magdalene told me
that many of them
are in Galilee,

and that they live there
like brothers.

Do you still believe
in the fairy tales
of Jesus of Nazareth?

How can you talk
like that after seeing
Stephen's sacrifice?

Stephen acted in good faith.
He was a courageous man.

I-- I judged him unfairly.

But I only believe
what my eyes can see...

and what my reason
can explain.

And what does your reason
suggest to you?

If Jesus is still alive,
his disciples...

are playing on the hopes
of people like you--
like Stephen.

For the time being,
they're gathering followers.

When the right
opportunity arises,
they'll make their move...

and take whatever they want.

What?
Power.

Money.

Like all men.

That is all
that matters to you--

power, money.

You are a Roman.

You know nothing
about the power of love.

You're right.

You're right.

I knew nothing
about love...

before coming
to this country.

I've encountered
love here.

I don't want you
to go to Galilee.

I wish you would
come to Rome with me.

I want to marry you.

I want to make you happy.

I-- Give me your hand.

Give me your hand.

I have never even
touched a man's hand.

It is shameful.

It is forbidden.

I love you.

I love you too.

[ Gasps ]

Where are you going?

Your cloak's stained
with Stephen's blood.
Uh--

Go back to your--
Go home and prepare.

Tomorrow is your wedding day.

[ Chuckles ]
Yes. It is
my wedding day.

Mmm.
You wanted it to be
the unhappiest day of my life,

but it will be
the happiest...

because today
I will be leaving
with the man I love.

What-- What do you mean?
What are you--

Who is he?
A Roman.

[ Chuckles ]
He will take me
with him, far away--

the farthest
I can get from here.

A Roman--
Just like your mother!

Yes. I am like my mother,
and I am proud of that.

- Be quiet.
- I love that man.

Be quiet!
I love him.

Be silent! Silent!

Silent!
[ Groans ]

Be silent!

Silent! Silent!
[ Grunts ]

[ Grunting ]

- Silent! Silent! Silent!
- No!

No! Nathan!
Give me--

[ Snarling ]

[ Moaning ]

[ Whimpering ]

Tabitha!

Miriam! Tabitha!

[ Whimpering ]

Tabitha.

Tabitha.

Tabitha!
Tabitha.

Uh-- Wake her up!
Wake her up!

[ Moaning ]

[ Chattering ]

Tabitha! Tabitha!

Just-Just go! Go!
What happened?

At the house. Go!
Where's Tabitha?

Hurry. Hurry, please.

Hey! Hey!

Hey!

[ Hoofbeats ]

Open up!

Open up!

Who are you?
I'm the doctor.

Her wounds
are very serious.

What's wrong with her?
Speak up!

She was beaten
on the head repeatedly.

What does that mean?
What does that mean?

[ Nathan ]
It means she's dying.

And I was the one
who killed her.

I... and you.

You.
You--

You-- How dare you?

We both murdered her.

I wanted to keep her
and you wanted to
take her away.

You wanted to change her.

And this is what happened.

Kill me.

Kill me.
[ Whimpers ]

Stop! What are you doing?

You're not helping her
that way.

[ Groans ]

How can I help?

She only has a few more hours
to live.

- Where is she?
- Upstairs.

[ Whimpering ]

[ Whispers ]
Tabitha.

Am I dying?
Shh.

What can I do, my love?

Bring the disciples
of Jesus here.

Let them speak to me--

about Jesus,
about his kingdom.

Have them pray for me.

Promise me.

I am afraid.

It is so dark.

I promise you, my love.

You must promise
to hold out--

to fight with
all your strength...

till I come back
to you.

Promise me, Tabitha.

Be strong, my love.

[ Hoofbeats ]

Is this your promised land?

[ Sighs ]

Even a place like this...
can be beautiful.

[ David ]
This is Galilee--
the land of Jesus.

Hail to you, Mary.

My name is
Titus Valerios Taurus.

I'm a Roman, and I've come
a long way to meet your son.

The emperor
dispatched me here
to find Jesus,

and to discover
if he was an impostor.

I no longer care
about all this...

because I have
another reason.

The woman I love is dying.

She believes in your son,
and now she needs him.

Please.

I beg you.

I beg you to help me.

[ Indistinct Conversations ]

[ Man ]
Oh, yes.
Thank you very much.

Who are you?

My name is Simon,
but they call me Peter.

[ Taurus ]
Why did you steal
the body of Jesus?

[ Peter ]
Jesus is resurrected.

- He's alive.
- If he's alive,
where is he now?

He has returned to his father
in heaven.

So he's alive,
but in heaven.

Very convenient.

The woman I love
is dying...

because she believes
in your wild ideas.

That's why I've come here--

to ask you to come
to Jerusalem for her.

For Tabitha.

If Jesus really has left you
with the task of governing
his disciples,

you must come
and speak to her...

about his kingdom--
about him.

Tell her the fairy tales
you preach to the poor.

Let her die under
the illusion that
a new world is awaiting her,

instead of darkness.
I cannot.

- Why?
- There are persecutions
all over Jerusalem.

You're just a coward.
No.

I was told that even
on the day he was crucified,

you denied him
three times.

True.

True.

But things are different now.

I am responsible
for all my brethren.

I cannot leave all of them
to comfort only one.

Charlatans.

You are nothing
but charlatans.

Your people
are similar to mine.

They teach us not to fear
our own death.

It's the destiny
of every warrior.

But there's no remedy
against the death
of those you love.

Have you ever lost
someone you loved, Brixos?

[ Sighs ]

I had a wife and son.

The plague came
to our forests.

That was a battle
I could not fight.

I took them...

and ran away
to the shores of Hyperborea.

But I...

did not run
fast enough.

So you have nothing
to go back to.

Just like me.

I have a friend,

master.

I have no other friend
as good as you, Brixos.

Perhaps this isn't
the right moment to tell you,

but I have already deposited,
in the prefect's archives,

a deed...

of your release from service.

You are a free man,
my friend.

Thank you,
Titus Valerios Taurus.

But I've always
been a free man.

That's true, Brixos.

- I do not like this place.
- What are you afraid of,
Brixos?

There's no danger here.

Drink.

[ Brixos Yells ]

[ Groaning ]
Brixos!

[ Sharp Groan ]

[ Growling ]

Brixos!

Brixos, my friend.
[ Groans ]

Tell your emperor...

[ Groans ]
it's not worth
the effort...

[ Groaning ]

looking for the answer.

We shall all find out--

Brixos.

sooner or later.

My friend.

[ Groaning ]

Yes, my friend?

Friend.

My friend.

[ Roars ]

[ Roar Echoing ]

Last night the doctor said
that her soul was hovering
between life and death,

but this morning
she didn't seem too--

You came alone.
You didn't manage to--

I haven't kept my promise.

Forgive me, Tabitha.

Forgive me.

You-- You're so cold,
my-my love.

A doctor--
Call a doctor. Hurry.

It's too late.

[ Whispering ]
No.

Tabitha. Tabitha.

Roman, you must be strong.
Tabitha. Tabitha.

Tabitha's soul
is watching over us...

from above.

[ Weeping ]

Master, a man has arrived.

- Who is it?
- He comes from Galilee.

He is one of those followers
of Jesus of Nazareth.

I told him that this
is the home of a Pharisee,

that it is prohibited
by law.

- Let him in.
- But, master,
he is a follower--

Shh. Shh.

Let him in.

My love.

It's me.

Peter.

- Is this Tabitha?
- [ Taurus ]
Yes.

It's too late.

You've come too late.

[ Grandmother ]
It's too late.
She's dead.

Leave me alone
with her.

[ Peter ]
And pray.

Come. Let's do
what he says.

Come.

I have to go.

The Pharisee informers...

must have already
reported my arrival here.

Thank you
for your faith, Roman.

I have no faith.

So you say,
but you have demonstrated...

more faith than many
of those who shout
it out in the temple.

Farewell, Taurus.

Now go to her.

[ Kisses ]

Taurus.

Is it you?

Tabitha.

[ Whispering ]
Tabitha.

[ Taurus Thinking ]
"The mission you have
entrusted me with...

"has succeeded.

"I am now fully convinced
that Jesus of Nazareth
rose from the dead.

"He lives today,
and I have witnessed his power.

"My inquiry has proven
that the words of Jesus...

"have the power to change
those who listen.

"We Romans dominate the world
in fear,

"but here I've
discovered the beginning
of another world--

"of another kingdom--

"where men don't live
according to fear,

but according to love."

Are we ready to leave?
[ Coughs ]

Yes, Uncle.

Everything's ready.

Forgive me,
but I must insist
on dissuading you.

Consider your state of health,
to travel all the way
to Rome.

I want to surprise
our senators.

The matter I want
to submit to them
is much too important.

We leave tomorrow
as planned.

[ Taurus Thinking ]
"And perhaps the teachings
of this little-known teacher...

"really do change
the hearts of men...

"and steer them towards peace
rather than war.

"I will let you judge
if whether or not...

this is positive or negative
for the empire."

Caligula. The physician
says that the emperor
was almost dying,

and now has regained
consciousness.

But he'll never
reach Rome in
his condition.

We have to stop
this journey.

Mmm.
[ Caligula ]
Hail.

The worst is over.
Go.

Uh--

I've prepared the report
for the senate.

May I know the subject,
Uncle?

"I, Tiberius Caesar,
Emperor of Rome,

"return to the senate
today...

"in order to submit
an important matter
to the fathers of Rome.

"It regards a new cult...

"that has sprung up
in the prefecture
of Judea...

"and which preaches
peace and harmony,

"and I propose that you
publicly recognize it...

as the new religion
of the empire."

But the cult of Jesus...

denies the emperor's
divinity.

Does this old ruin look like
the body of a god?
[ Chuckles ]

How can you foster a religion
that states that all men
are equal?

The free and the slaves,
the Romans and the barbarians,

men and women alike?

Reconsider, Uncle.

My decision is final.

[ Gasping ]

So be it.

- Go now.
- So be it, Uncle.

[ Exhales ]

[ Panting ]

Do you want to be crucified
for what you have seen,

or do you want
to swear allegiance...

to the new emperor?

Hail to you,
Gaius Caesar Caligula,

emperor of the Romans.

You will take
the tragic news to the senate.

May he be granted
all the honors...

that he deserves...

and be proclaimed a god,
as, no doubt,

shall be done for myself too,
one day.

Regarding his proposal
for this Judean god--

burn it.

[ Sighs ]

I want an order
to be sent to Judea.

Titus Valerios Taurus is...

to be put to death.

Destroy every document
that regards his inquiry.

As you command,
Emperor.

No one will rob me
of my immortality,

Uncle.

Soldier!

It's urgent--
for the prefecture
of Judea.

It's a death sentence.
Go.

[ Taurus Thinking ]
"It is my duty
to end my letter to you...

"by informing you that,
as for myself,

"I shall never return to Rome,

"but I will always remain loyal
to the Roman Empire...

and its emperor."

[ Soldier ]
Hail.
Hail.

I'm looking for a tribune--
a certain
Titus Valerios Taurus.

Do you know him?
No. I've never
heard of him.

Hail.
Hail.

[ Taurus Thinking ]
"I have decided to live amongst
the followers of Jesus,

"in the hope that I might
gain a place for myself
in the new world,

"which I am certain
is being prepared.

"So farewell.

"Don't search for me,
because no one will find me
where I am going.

"This is my last letter.

"From Titus Valerios Taurus,
once commander of the
Seventh Gemina Legion,

to Tiberius Caesar Augustus,
emperor of the Romans."