The passion of the Christ
(Blu-Ray) 

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.

Special features: Disc one (Blu-ray High Definition disc): Two versions of the film: the original theatrical version and a version edited for graphic depictions; enhanced viewing mode with Biblical footnotes; audio commentary with Mel Gibson, filmmakers and theologians. Disc two (Standard definition disc): "Making of The passion of the Christ" documentary; "The legacy: a historical & cultural retrospective of the Crucifixion" documentary; historical photo gallery; deleted scenes.

Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; editor, John Wright ; music, John Debney.

Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Maia Morgenstern, Sergio Rubini.

The last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. The Garden of Olives is where Jesus has gone to pray after the Last Supper. He has been betrayed by Judas Iscariot. Jesus is arrested and taken back within the city walls of Jerusalem. There, the leaders of the Pharisees confront him with accusations of blasphemy. Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate for his sentencing. Pilate listens to the accusations leveled at Jesus by the Pharisees and decides to defer to King Herod in deciding the matter of how to persecute Jesus. Herod returns Jesus to Pilate who decides to give the crowd a choice between which prisoner they would rather to see set free - Jesus or Barrabas. They choose Barrabas. Jesus is then handed over to the Roman soldiers and is brutally flagellated. Bloody and unrecognizable, he is brought back before Pilate. Pilate washes his hands of the entire dilemma. Jesus is presented with the cross and is ordered to carry it through the streets of Jerusalem, all the way up to Golgotha. There, Jesus is nailed to the cross where he is left to die.

MPAA rating: R; for sequences of graphic violence.

Blu-ray disc, region A, widescreen (2.40:1); Dolby DTS-HD 5.1 Master Lossless, AVC @ 22.5 MBPS, BD-50, dual-layer, 1080p High Definition ; (Disc 2: DVD-9, dual-layer).

Aramaic, Hebrew or Latin dialogue, Cantonese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog and Thai subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.