Söz Filmi (The Gospel of John)

For the first time the Book of John has been visualized on the screen, word for word!

Subject

For the first time the Book of John has been visualized on the screen, word for word, in Söz (origin name: The Gospel of John). The scenario is simply the entire Book of John from the modern Turkish translation of the Bible. The Apostle John records the events and words from Jesus in his last three years on the earth which changed history forever.

Jesus is played by the well known award winning actor from the “Lost” series, Henry Ian Cusick. The film’s screenplay was written by Emmy award winner John Goldsmith and directed by one of England’s most renowned directors Philip Saville. The professional dubbing was achieved by well known actors such as Mazlum Kiper and Rıza Karaağaçlı.

About film

Scenario

• For the first time the Book of John has been visualized on the screen, word for word, in this 3 hour film.
• The scenario is simply the entire Book of John from the modern Turkish translation of the Bible.
• The Apostle John records the events and words from Jesus in his last three years on the earth which changed history forever.
• It is set in a time when the Roman Empire controlled Jerusalem and reflects a period of unprecedented polemic and antagonism between the emerging church and the religious establishment of the Jewish people.

Production

• The film is a $15 million Canadian production by Visual Bible International.
• The film was directed by the three time Bafta Award winning English director Philip Saville.
• The role of Jesus is played by the award winning actor from the “Lost” series Henry Ian Cusick who has probably achieved the finest portrayal of Jesus ever on screen ever.
• The film is narrated by the acclaimed actor Christopher Plummer.
• The film was shot in Spain with a talented cast of 75 principal Shakespearean actors and 2000 extras.
• The entire production was guided by a board of academic, theolgy and history experts.
• Authentic music was composed by Jeff Danna who incorporated instrumental sounds of the period.
• For more information see The Internet Movie Database / The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John (2003)

Philip Saville Director			Henry Ian Cusick Actor of Jesus

Turkish Dubbing

• The Gospel of John film was legally imported into Turkey by Word2Media, Ltd. Şti. in 2009.
• The Turkish subtitles are simple the word for word modern Turkish translation of the Book of John obtained from the Turkish Bible Society.
• The high quality dubbing was done at a well known professional studio in Istanbul.
• The Turkish dubbing for the principal actors was achieved by well known professional voice actors.
• The voice of Jesus was dubbed by Rıza Karaağaçlı, an actor used in many foreign blockbuster films.
• The narrator was done by the famous Mazlum Kiper, the official voice for National Geographic Channel.

Mazlum Kiper Narrator

Rıza Karaağaçlı Voice of Jesus

Awards

• Winner - 2004 Movie Guide Awards

  Most Inspirational Movie

• Nominated - 2004 Genie Awards

  Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design
  Best Achievement in Costume Design

• Nominated - 2004 Directors Guild of Canada

  Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing - Feature Film

Content

This amazing film has come to Turkey and been produced with Turkish subtitles and a professional Turkish dubbing!

Each DVD case includes a gift booklet of the entire film script, the Book of John!

External links

• The Gospel of John at the IMDb
• Söz Filmi (The Gospel of John) at the Vikipedia