The film attempts to fill in the "missing years" of Jesus, from ages 3 through 12. When King Herod fearing that the Messiah has indeed been born, orders that all Hebrew male children under the age of three be slain, Joseph moves his family near Egypt. Here, Jesus, sensing His divinity, expresses a desire to return to Nazareth. Travelling homeward with His mother Mary, Jesus flashes forward to events that will unfold in his adult life.
Matteo Bellina
as Jesus
Bekim Fehmiu
as Joseph
María del Carmen San Martín
as Maria
Irene Papas
as Old Maria
Alessandro Gassmann
as Jesus
Franco Interlenghi
as Rufus
Maurizio Donadoni
as Jeder
Hichem Rostom
as Sedeq
Roberto Bisacco
as Marzio
