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WAMG Giveaway – Win the LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT DVD

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Last Days in the Desert follows Jesus (Ewan McGregor) in an imagined chapter from his forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, he struggles with the Devil, also played by McGregor, over the fate of an ordinary family in crisis, setting for himself a dramatic test with distinctly human conflicts.

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The critics love LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT:

“A warm, generous, and unexpected story” — Christianity Today
“ … inviting, beautiful, frustrating, amusing, affecting, and challenging” – Cinemayward
“… forces us to consider the humanity of Jesus” – PluggedIn.com
“Mesmerizing cinematography of Emmanuel Lubezki” – Spirituality & Practice
“Last Days in the Desert achieves greatness” – Crave Online
“Gorgeous and mysterious” – Village Voice
“… most intelligent, engaging film about Jesus since The Last Temptation of Christ.” – NPR

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LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT also stars Tye Sheridan Ciaran Hinds and Ayelet Zurer

Now you can win the DVD of LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT.  We Are Movie Geeks has two copies to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment below answering this question: What is your favorite movie that stars Ewan McGregor ? (mine is GHOST WRITER)

It’s so easy. We’ll be picking the winners next week. Good Luck!

1. You must have a U.S. mailing address.
2. No purchase necessary.

First Photo of Ewan McGregor as Jesus in LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT

Photo by Gilles Bruno Mingasson
Photo by Gilles Bruno Mingasson

Here’s your first look at LAST DAY IN THE DESERT, written and directed by Rodrigo Garcia (ALBERT NOBBS, MOTHER AND CHILD).

Ewan McGregor is Jesus — and the Devil — in an imagined chapter from his forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis, setting for himself a dramatic test.

LAST DAY IN THE DESERT also stars Tye Sheridan, Ciarán Hinds, and Ayelet Zurer. The film’s cinematographer is Oscar winner Emmanuel Lubezki (GRAVITY).

LAST DAY IN THE DESERT will have its World Premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, Sunday, January 25th at 6:30pm at the Eccles Theater in Park City. McGregor also has another film premiering that same weekend – Lionsgate’s MORTDECAI, co-starring Johnny Depp and Gwyneth Paltrow, which opens on January 23, 2015.

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Ewan McGregor And Tye Sheridan To Star In Rodrigo Garcia’s LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT

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Mockingbird Pictures and Division Films announce today that Ewan McGregor and Tye Sheridan have signed on to star in their co-production of LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT, which is written and directed by Rodrigo Garcia (Albert Nobbs). Ciarán Hinds (There Will Be Blood) and Ayelet Zurer (Angels and Demons) round out the film’s cast as Sheridan’s Father and Mother.

LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT follows a holy man and a demon—both roles played by McGregor—on a journey through the desert. An encounter with a family struggling to survive in this harsh environment forces the holy man to confront his own fate.

The film is produced by Julie Lynn and Bonnie Curtis of Mockingbird Pictures along with Wicks Walker of Division Films, who financed the picture in collaboration with recently shingled Ironwood Entertainment, with Aspiration Media and New Balloon in association. The film has commenced principal photography in the Southern California desert.

Garcia and director of photography “Chivo” Lubezki are reunited for the picture after having worked together many years ago on Garcia’s Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, which was awarded Un Certain Regard at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. Lubezki received his sixth Academy Award nomination recently for his work on GRAVITY.

Ewan McGregor most recently wrapped production on MORTDECAI opposite Johnny Depp. He currently stars in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY.

Tye Sheridan received the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the 2013 Venice Film Festival and several film critics recognition, most recently receiving a nomination for Best Young Actor by the Broadcast Film Critics Association on behalf of his performance in the film MUD. He will next be seen starring alongside Nicolas Cage in the upcoming film Joe as well as Gillian Flynn’s DARK PLACES, both set to release this year. Additional upcoming films include THE FORGER with John Travolta and Grass Stains.

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