Priests from parishes or localities with churches dedicated to St Paul were invited to KRS Releasing in Valletta to watch a preview of the film Paul, Apostle of Christ. The film was shot over 30 days in Malta and includes the participation of local actors including Manuel Cauchi, Christopher Dingli, Edward Mercieca and Erica Muscat.

Paul, Apostle of Christ is the story of two men. 

Luke (Jim Caviezel) as a friend and physician, risks his life when he ventures into Rome to visit Paul (James Faulkner), who is held captive in Nero’s darkest, bleakest prison cell. 

Nero is determined to rid Rome of Christians and does not flinch from executing them in the grisliest ways possible.

Before Paul’s death sentence is executed, Luke resolves to write another book, one that details the beginning of ‘The Way’ and the birth of what will come to be known as the Church.

Bound in chains, Paul’s struggle is internal. 

He has survived so much – floggings, shipwreck, starvation, stoning, cold and exposure – yet as he awaits his appointment with death, he is haunted by the shadows of his past misdeeds. Alone in the dark, he wonders if he has been forgotten… and if he has the strength to finish well.

The two men struggle against a determined emperor and the frailties of the human spirit.

Paul, Apostle of Christ hits local cinemas on April 4.