Holy Week is a religious, cultural and social celebration of great importance in the country. During this time, the streets are filled with processions, carpets and a fervor that combines devotion and culture. However, it is also a conducive moment to enjoy entertainment at home, especially with series and films that resonate with the spirit of Lent.
In Guatemala, streaming platforms, such as Netflix, Prime Video and Disney Plus, offer a wide variety of content that address issues such as faith, redemption, sacrifice and hope, ideal to connect with the meaning of this season.
Lent, which precedes Holy Week, is a period of spiritual preparation that many people take the opportunity to deepen their faith and values such as solidarity and forgiveness. Audiovisual entertainment can be a powerful tool to accompany this process, offering stories that inspire and move.
Netflix
The resurrection of Christ
This film tells the story of a Roman tribune and his lieutenant who are looking for Jesus’ body to discredit the rumors of his resurrection. The tribune is a Roman centurion called Clavius, who is responsible for maintaining the body of Christ in the sepulcher after his crucifixion. However, the body disappears.
Testament: The story of Moses
This tape takes Moses’ life from its role to its role as the liberator of the Hebrews.
The chosen ones
This series tells how with his teachings and miracles, Jesus of Nazareth attracts students and followers of all kinds, but the Roman authorities are worried.
Prime video
The Messiah
This 2016 film tells the story of Jesus Christ at the age of seven, when he and his family leave Egypt to return home in Nazareth. Counted from the perspective of his childhood, follows the young Messiah while growing in his religious identity.
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The Passion of Christ
This film released in 2004 and directed by Mel Gibson tells the story of the last twelve hours of agony of Jesus of Nazareth which is condemned to die crucified.
Jesus of Nazareth
A classic miniseries that tells Jesus’ life from his birth to his resurrection, is an unmissable option for those who seek a faithful narrative to biblical texts.
Disney Plus
The ark
This tape suitable for the little ones in the home narrates the misadventures lived by the passengers of the huge ark built by Noah at God’s request. It is a film that invites us to a trip that will lead us to reflection.
The Bible … in the beginning
This film tells the most important stories of the Old Testament. The tape describes the first 22 chapters of Genesis. In addition, the history of the creation of man, his fall, his survival and his indomitable faith in the future.