THE BIBLE: ESTHER

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• Release Year: 1999
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
• Plot: Following the conquest of Babylon, the King of Persia gives a banquet for his people at which he requests the presence of his wife, Vashti. As she refuses the King's demand, Ahasuerus disowns Vashti and goes in search of her replacement. In his harem, he meets the young girl Esther who immediately captivates him with her charm and beauty. Unaware of her Jewish heritage, King Ahasuerus falls in love with Esther. Esther then reveals to Ahasuerus that she is Jewish and asks him to show her people mercy, because of a planned genocide of the Jews by the King's right-hand man, Haman. In doing so, she saves the lives of many innocent people and paves the way for their return to Jerusalem.
• Cast: Louise Lombard, F. Murray Abraham, Jürgen Prochnow, Thomas Kretschmann, Ornella Muti, Frank Baker, John Hollis, Umberto Orsini, Phil Davies, Natasha Williams, Peter Halliday, Christopher Ettridge, Darren Bransford, Nicola Harrington, Peter Guinness, Bruce Purchase, Ilza Prestinari, Hassani Shapi, Karl Geary, Marco Bonini, Renato Scarpa, Andrew Cheney Feid, Zakaria Atifi, Abdelmajid Lahssini, Mohamed Mehdi, Soumaya Akaaboune, Hanane Rag, Raffaele Mertes, Sandy Niemand
• Director: Raffaele Mertes
• Runtime: 1:31
• Company: Affirm Films
• Media Format: Movie