A self-doubting Jesus dreams of the life he could have if he were to escape his destiny and live as an ordinary man. Martin Scorsese's controversial drama, starring Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey and David Bowie.

Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.