Fist of Jesus

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Fist of Jesus
Film poster
Directed by
Written byDavid Muñoz
Produced by
  • Eskoria Films
  • David Muñoz
  • Marc Velasco
  • Paco Ferrari
  • Monica Murguia
Starring
CinematographyPaco Ferrari
Edited by
  • Adriana Cardona
  • David Muñoz
Music byJ. Oskura Najera
Production
company
Eskoria Films
Distributed byEskoria Films
Release date
  • 12 October 2012 (2012-10-12)
Running time
15 minutes (14’ 42’’)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Fist of Jesus is a 2012 Spanish splatter comedy short film about Jesus Christ in a zombie apocalypse.

Plot

During a

Judas. The zombie epidemic spreads rapidly, as Jesus and Judas run from the zombie hordes, which now include the Roman occupying forces and a gang of cowboys
. Judas hangs himself out of panic, but is successfully resurrected by Jesus.

When the pair are surrounded by zombies, Jesus asks Judas for a weapon, receiving only a fish. Jesus then multiplies the fish, which he and Judas use to kill the zombies. After a bloody battle, Judas laments that they were unable to evangelize anyone. Jesus reassures him by saying that they have at least sent many souls to Heaven.

The plot of Fist of Jesus and the accompanying short films are peppered with visual references to special effects from other great horror and splatter films.

Cast

Background

Muñoz and Cardona originally planned a

making of.[1]

In October 2014 KISS ltd. released a

levels,[2] but meanwhile (as of December 2019) the game is no longer available.[3]

On 30 April 2015

dubbed version on DVD and Blu-ray.[4]

Reception

Fist of Jesus was predominantly positively evaluated.

Adrian Halen from HNN Horrornews.net judges the film: "Great special Fx and gory bits make this unexpected extreme piece fun and gross all in the same bundle. … David Muñoz and team know how to bust up dead corpses with glorious visual work while still keeping the action footage alive and wacky."[5]

Peter Osteried judges on the German website gamona.de: "Das Ding ist schnell, es rockt und es gibt keine Sekunde Leerlauf." ("This thing (movie) is fast, it rocks and there is not a second idle.") [1] The website schnittberichte.com calls the film: "… leicht amateurhaften Splatter für zwischendurch … bei dem Fans auf ihre Kosten kommen."(“… slightly amateurish splatter for in-between … where fans get their money's worth”).[6] GIGA editor Leo Schmidt rates Fist of Jesus as: "… ultrabrualen … aber feinen feinen Trash-Streifen“ ("… ultra brutal … but fine trash flick").[7]

Awards

Fist of Jesus has been screened at numerous international

trash and short film festivals and has received more than 70 awards, including jury and audience awards, as well as awards for best film and special effects.[8]
David Muñoz and Adrián Cardona were nominated for the Grand Prize for Short Film at the 2013 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.

The film poster for Fist of Jesus is based on the poster of the 1979

The Life of Brian
and received a CinEuphoria Award in 2014.

References

  1. ^ a b Osteried, Peter (2014-12-15). "Monty Python stößt auf Peter Jacksons frühe Splatterfilme". gamona.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  2. ^ "Fist of Jesus Review – Am I Going To Hell For This?". Gizorama. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  3. ^ "Videogame". Fist of Jesus Official. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  4. ^ "Fist of Jesus (Kurzfilm)". OFDb.de (in German). 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  5. ^ Halen, Adrian (2013-03-29). "Film Review: Fist Of Jesus (Short Film) (2012)". HNN horrornews.net. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  6. ^ "Fist of Jesus". schnittberichte.com (in German). Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  7. ^ Schmidt, Leo. "Auf die Kürze kommt es an: 5 Kurzfilme auf Youtube, die ihr sehen müsst". GIGA (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  8. ^ "Awards". Fist of Jesus Official. Retrieved 2016-01-29.

External links

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