Written and directed by Lotfy Nathan, The Carpenter's Son is a horror reimagining of the childhood of Jesus Christ. Noah Jupe plays a character known only as "The Boy," who unleashes trouble when he rebels against his guardian, "The Carpenter" (Nicolas Cage).
The film also stars FKA twigs and Isla Johnston.
The Carpenter's Son is in US cinemas from November 14th. A UK/ROI release has yet to be announced.
Check out the new trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
A remote village in Roman-era Egypt explodes into spiritual warfare when a carpenter, his wife and their child are targeted by supernatural forces in The Carpenter’s Son. Joseph (Nicolas Cage), Mary (FKA twigs) and their teenage son Jesus (Noah Jupe) have lived for years under threat, clinging to their faith and traditions. But a stopover in a small settlement unleashes growing chaos when a mysterious stranger (Isla Johnston) tries to entice young Jesus to abandon his devout father’s rules. With every pull of temptation, the boy is lured into a forbidden world, as a terrified Joseph realizes that a demonic power is at work. Violent, unnatural events inexplicably follow Jesus, and he begins to experience nightmarish visions of the future. Finally, he learns the fearsome truth about his new playmate, as well as the child’s real name: Satan. Writer and director Lotfy Nathan, drawing from his Coptic Christian background, delivers a meticulously crafted, genre-bending supernatural thriller packed with unshakeable images of the divine and demonic at war.
