Synopsis:
Myrna Nazzour, a Syrian housewife and mother, claims to bear the
stigmata wounds of Christ's crucifixion, as well as having ecstatic
visions of Jesus and Mary. The film follows her re-enactment of the
Passion story. During the Easter weekend, her body becomes a
display and her home turns into a holy place. Every year large
numbers of pilgrims, doctors and journalists go to her house to
witness the miracle, and listen to Myrna's revelations.
Awards
Bloomberg New Contemporaries Exhibition
Royal Anthropological Institute - Material Culture and Archaeology
Film Prize
Beirut International Documentary Festival
Synopsis:
Myrna Nazzour, a Syrian housewife and mother, claims to bear the
stigmata wounds of Christ's crucifixion, as well as having ecstatic
visions of Jesus and Mary. The film follows her re-enactment of the
Passion story. During the Easter weekend, her body becomes a
display and her home turns into a holy place. Every year large
numbers of pilgrims, doctors and journalists go to her house to
witness the miracle, and listen to Myrna's revelations.