Overview
- Lotfy Nathan’s film opened in U.S. theaters Nov. 14 via Magnolia Pictures, starring Nicolas Cage, FKA twigs and Noah Jupe.
- Early reception skews negative, with critics in major outlets panning the execution and Rotten Tomatoes showing about a 35% critic score.
- The story draws loosely from the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas, with the filmmaker adding a shape‑shifting satanic antagonist not found in the source text.
- Religious activism has intensified, including an American Family Association petition to cancel the release and reports of planned theater protests.
- Online reaction includes coordinated review‑bombing on Google and IMDb and a death threat reported by the director, who continues to argue the film is a sincere, genre‑leaning take rather than gratuitous provocation.