Tom Felton, the
actor who is famous for portraying Draco Malfoy in the Harry
Potter films, told journalists at the Giffoni film festival how
his latest film Risen had brought him closer to Christianity.
Kevin Reynolds' Risen, which is due out in the U.S. in
January 2016, focuses on the biblical story of Jesus Christ's
resurrection following his crucifixion.
"It's a detective story about Jesus," Felton said. "I grew
up an Anglican, but I have always been more on the side of
science, I considered myself an agnostic. After the film I
changed however, I started to think about the influence of the
sacred scriptures on people's lives," he said.
In the film, a Roman Centurion is asked to inquire into
rumors of Jesus' resurrection and to find his missing body.
Felton plays a legionary investigating Jesus' death.
"The director based as much as possible on historical
documents, even the dialogues," Felton said.
"I didn't know that at that time in the Roman empire
someone popped up every week claiming to be a messiah, with
thousands of followers. Jesus proved to be more difficult for
the Romans to defeat, and in fact we still talk about him to
this day," Felton said.
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