Madrid hosted the European premiere of the fifth season of a series that “is transforming lives”, said Kira McCracken, a member of the development team a “global movement”.

We interviewed Shahar Isaac (Peter) and Vanessa Benavente (Mary, mother of Jesus) on the day of the European premiere of Last Supper, the fifth season of The Chosen.

Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus in the well-known series ‘The Chosen’, shared his thoughts with us in an interview in Madrid. “You can have the greatest message in the world, but if you do not present it well, people won’t receive it”, he said.

Universal Pictures will distribute the film. “I hope people flood into theaters to see how God brings beauty from ashes”, said Francine Rivers, author of the novel.

“I had one of the most moving moments of my life during the film”, says Argentinian actor Gaston Pauls, who plays the role of Luis Palau.

The new adaptation of Lew Wallace's novel, focuses more on the impact Jesus Christ made on the fictional character Ben-Hur

The first major project of director Nehemías Jaruchik tells the story of two broken men in need of forgiveness. “Many Christian movies try to be too spiritual. Our goal is to reach a secular public.”