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.”