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Son of Man is a film of genre Drama directed by Mark Dornford-May released in USA on 22 january 2006

Son of Man (2006)

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Released in USA 22 january 2006
Length 1h26
Directed by
Genres Drama
Rating66% 3.340583.340583.340583.340583.34058

Son of Man is a 2006 movie directed by South African director Mark Dornford-May. It was the first South African movie to make its debut at Sundance Film Festival.

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The theme is "the story of Jesus reclaimed as an African fable: a simple concept becomes a remarkable cinematic experience in Son of Man." The director dramatised the story of the life of Jesus in the situation of contemporary Africa and asks what would happen today, if someone in Africa came forward with the same message as Jesus:

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