Bloodline (2007)
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33% of critics liked it
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Drawing on the controversial "Bloodline" conspiracy that claims Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene actually married and had children, director Bruce Burgess' documentary cuts to the heart of the matter by speaking with two alleged members of the Priority of Scion -- a secret society… More Drawing on the controversial "Bloodline" conspiracy that claims Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene actually married and had children, director Bruce Burgess' documentary cuts to the heart of the matter by speaking with two alleged members of the Priority of Scion -- a secret society rumored to have closely guarded the bloodline of Christ thought the centuries. In 1982, Christians around the world were shocked by a best-seller titled Holy Blood, Holy Grail, and though it was that book that is often credited with promulgating the "Bloodline" theory, it was author Dan Brown's 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code that propelled the theory to the forefront of contemporary religious debate. Could it be that the church has been covering up this secret for thousands of years? Now, in order to find out if there is any element of truth to the "Bloodline" theory, Burgess and his crew explore a wooden chest that may contain the greatest secret in the history of Christianity, discover a collection of handwritten letters penned by a late-19th century priest who openly repudiates official Christian Doctrine, and contacts two supposed representatives of the Priority of Scion in hopes of finding the evidence that will solve a mystery 2,000 years in the making. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bruce Burgess, Renee Barnett
- Written By
- Bruce Burgess
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama, Faith & Spirituality, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 9, 2008 Limited
- On DVD
- Sep 16, 2008
- Studio
- Cinema Libre
Critic Reviews
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Laura Kern, New York Times
The sensationalistic documentary Bloodline explores the supposition that there exists a lineage traceable to Jesus and Mary Magdalene.
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Justin Chang, Variety
This nutty assemblage of art-history analysis, secret-society intrigue, amateur archaeology and paranoid thriller will be appreciated best by Da Vinci Code buffs and armchair conspiracy theorists in homevid and tube play.
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Drew Toal, Time Out New York
If you thought the fallout of Dan Brown's pop-Christian schlock had finally passed, think again.
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Jennifer Merin, About.com
In his investigation of the legend that Jesus survived crucifixion, married Mary Magdalene and fathered children who married French royalty, British director Bruce Burgess claims to present new evidence--including the mummified body of Mary Magdalene.
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Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Tedious.
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Cast
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Bruce Burgess
as Narrator
- Dr. Gabriel Barkay
- Bishop John Shelby Spong
- Margaret Starbird
- Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe
- Robert Eisenman
- Dr. Adrian Dodson
- Gino Sandri
- Ben Hammott
- Dr. Aidan Dodson
- Christopher Cazenove
- Laurence Possa
- Melanie Gutteridge
- Nicolas Haywood
- Edward Flaherty
- Guy Patton
- Robert Earle Howells
- Tracy Twyman
