Simply in Time for Christmas, Nic Cage’s Jesus Horror Film Comes Dwelling

Typically, a Nicolas Cage-starring oddity will break via and catch mainstream consideration. That occurred with Mandy and Pig, protecting Cage’s cult bona fides alive whilst he starred in larger (however nonetheless bizarre) movies with heftier advertising and marketing budgets, like Longlegs and Dream State of affairs.

However typically, a worthy however daring Cage movie will slip via the cracks. Not sufficient folks noticed 2024’s The Surfer, as an example—and evidently regardless of its out-there premise, The Carpenter’s Son additionally failed to realize a lot discover. Which will change, nevertheless, now that it’s on digital. It additionally would make for some delightfully subversive vacation film programming.

Now obtainable on Apple TV, Prime Video, Fandango, and extra (see platforms here), writer-director Lotfy Nathan’s The Carpenter’s Son is succinctly described as a Jesus horror film, with Cage enjoying the long run spiritual icon’s father.

The official description: “A distant village in Roman-era Egypt explodes into non secular warfare when a carpenter, his spouse, and their little one are focused by supernatural forces in The Carpenter’s Son. Joseph (Nicolas Cage), Mary (FKA twigs) and their teenage son, Jesus (Noah Jupe), have lived for years beneath menace, clinging to their religion and traditions. However a stopover in a small settlement unleashes rising chaos when a mysterious stranger (Isla Johnston) tries to entice younger Jesus to desert his religious father’s guidelines.

With each pull of temptation, the boy is lured right into a forbidden world, as a terrified Joseph realizes {that a} demonic energy is at work. Violent, unnatural occasions inexplicably comply with Jesus, and he begins to expertise nightmarish visions of the long run. Lastly, he learns the fearsome reality about his new playmate, in addition to the kid’s actual title: Devil.”

The Carpenter’s Son received some viral consideration for the distinctive pronunciation of Devil that popped up within the trailers (“Suhtan”), and maybe now that it’s extensively obtainable for dwelling viewing, it’s going to obtain the meme standing it’s clearly destined for.

Will you be testing The Carpenter’s Son this festive season and including some unhinged Nic Cage to your yuletide?

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