If you're into historyespecially how the Roman Empire treated followers of Christ in the first centuryyou will deeply appreciate the "Paul, The Apostle" movie. . The sociological and cultural portrayal of life in Rome after Nero's fire is uncomfortably accurate, as you might imagine life would be under a narcissistic dictator who uses propaganda to blame his enemies for his mistakes. . This movie was focused on Luke's writing down Paul's story while he was awaiting his execution in the Mamartine prison in Rome. . I am extremely grateful for filmmakers who not only understand how important it is to tell the old, old stories, but also make every effort to research the cultural and historical context of each event and stick as close to Scripture as possible in the dramatization. . "We always start with Scripture first and foremost. Everything that we then bring in to try to create the world and to build the palette of characters, it all has to be referenced against Scripture. That’s the number one thing. Basically what I do, I come to scripture first, and then I start to reverse engineer. For example, Why is Luke in Rome, in the Prison? Well, at the beginning of 2 Timothy, we learn that everybody’s abandoned Paul, other than, he says specifically, Luke is with him…” Andrew Hyatt, Writer/Director . "I can tell you that every scene and every piece of dialogue and every line has been gone through meticulously between us at Affirm Films and Andrew and the producers over the last year plus to make sure that we have something that in a concise way delivers a Paul and Luke character that honor and are in line with Scripture and also help fill out their lives in a way that helps us deliver a compelling story.” Rich Peluso, Executive VP of Affirm Films . This was inspiring, educational, and well-worth our time. . Also, the cast was pretty diverse (not whitewashed). . I do NOT recommend this movie for children or those who are easily upset by violence. . . #paulmoviel3 #paulmovie #jimcaviezel #affirmfilms #biblemovie #christianfilms #primitivechurch #priscillaandaquila #stephenmartyr #actsoftheapostles #tarquin #movienight🎬