Kristo (1996 film)
Kristo is a 1996 Filipino cinematic interpretation of the life of Jesus Christ. Produced in 1996 by Cine Suerte Productions and Oasis of Love Movement by Fr. Sonny Ramirez, OP, host of the telemagazine Sharing in the City, Kristo stars Mat Ranillo III in the title role, together with Rez Cortez as Judas Iscariot, Ruel Vernal Peter, Michael Locsin John, freelance model and then college student Charmaine Rivera in her first and only film appearance as the Virgin Mary, and Amy Austria Mary Magdalene.
The film started on a prologue, What if the Story of the New testament was replaced the setting, from the Middle East to the Philippine Islands, What would be the Image and culture of the new testament look like?The narrative of Kristo is based on the combined Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, but imagined as occurring in Classical Filipino society with ethnic elements and some aspects of Ancient Rome and firstcentury Judaea. Kristo was shot in various locations such as Intramuros, Lawton and Luneta in Manila, as well as in Laguna and Pampanga. ........
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