Coming to cinemas in a few weeks is a brand new re-imagining of the classic story Ben-Hur from visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov. Jack Huston leads the cast, which is also made up of the likes of Morgan Freeman, Toby Kebbell, Nazanin Boniadi, and Rodrigo Santoro.
Here’s the plot.
Ben-Hur is the epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), an officer in the Roman army. Stripped of his title, separated from his family and the woman he loves (Nazanin Boniadi), Judah is forced into slavery. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but finds redemption. Based on Lew Wallace’s timeless novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.
Watch the new trailer below and catch the film in cinemas from September 7th, 2016.
