The Maltese film Saul: Journey to Damascus, written and directed by Mario Philip Azzopardi and produced by Maltese company Ċittadella Films, reached 2.88 million viewers during its Rai premiere on Easter Sunday.

This was an 11.77 per cent share of the night’s TV viewing.

The Biblical film, which narrates the story of St Paul’s conversion to Christianity, received its European TV premiere on PBS last month.

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