A Child Called Jesus
1987, Italian. Directed by Franco Rossi.
The film attempts to fill in the "missing years" of Jesus, from ages 3 through 12. When King Herod fearing that the Messiah has indeed been born, orders that all Hebrew male children under the age of three be slain, Joseph moves his family near Egypt. Here, Jesus, sensing His divinity, expresses a desire to return to Nazareth. Travelling homeward with His mother Mary, Jesus flashes forward to events that will unfold in his adult life.
- Runtime
- 3h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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- Released
- 8 January 1987
- Original title
- Un bambino di nome Gesú
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Vittorio Bonicelli
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A Child Called Jesus runs 190 minutes (3h 10m).
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A Child Called Jesus isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 January 1987. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Child Called Jesus?
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Who directed A Child Called Jesus?
A Child Called Jesus (1987) was directed by Franco Rossi and stars Matteo Bellina, Bekim Fehmiu, María del Carmen San Martín.