EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS (3D) (12A)

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EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS (3D) (12A)

Run time: 150mins

Director: Ridley Scott

Cast: Christian Bale, Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley, John Turturro, Ben Mendehlson.

Synopsis: Moses and Rhamses have lived their lives as close as brothers until a revelation from their protector Nun sees a rivalry emerge like nothing before. When Moses learns of a prophecy that names him as the liberating leader of Egypt, the only thing that stands in the way of his destiny is his ambitious adopted sibling Rhamses who is prepared to go to any lengths to secure his own future.

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The master of the epic film, Ridley Scott (Prometheus, Gladiator, Alien, Blade Runner) combines this spectacle of 3D visuals and CGI with a story with an old fashioned feel as Moses (Christian Bale) takes on the might of an empire, defiantly rising up against the Egyptian Pharoah, Ramses (Joel Edgerton), setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and unleashing a terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.

With a stellar cast and thousands of extras and jaw dropping visuals, Scott brings this Biblical story of a fight for equality to the screen in a manner truly epic in every sense.

Scott foregrounds Moses’ relationship with his adopted brother Ramses, chronicling his change from a Prince of Egypt to fabled prophet and liberator, where, after killing an Egyptian slave-master, he encounters the God of Israel speaking to him from within a ‘burning bush’.

The Ten Plagues – as Egypt is attacked by locusts, frogs and more – are stunning in 3D, together with the breath-taking parting of the Red Sea as Moses leads the Exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt following receipt of the Ten Commandments.

These sequences, combined with strong performances from the top ensemble cast, ensure the film’s status as a modern classic epic.

Images courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox