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Countdown to Calvary

Countdown to Calvary

The Story of the Last Six Days of Jesus' Life

NR 2018 · 53 min · ★ 8.0 · Documentary

Hugh Bonneville reveals how a perfect storm of political intrigue, power struggles and clashing religious passions combined, in a single week, to cause the event that changed the world: the killing of Jesus.

Directed by Gerry Hoban

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