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Plot: Ahasuerus (Xerxes I), King of the Persians, whose empire now extends from India to Egypt after the defeat of the Babylonians, is holding a celebratory banquet for his people in the citadel of Susa to ...( read more read more... )display his wealth and splendor. When he summons his attractive wife Vashti, to show off her beauty to the guests, the proud queen refuses to come. The king promptly bans her from ever entering his presence again, and gives orders for the most beautiful young virgins in the land to be brought to him. The young Jewess Esther, adopted daughter of her uncle Mordecai, is among the girls selected; they are told to beautify themselves in the royal harem and prepare to spend the night with the king. Esther succeeds in enchanting the king with her extraordinary beauty and charm, and he makes her his queen. The king promotes his loyal subject Haman - whose family is notably anti-Jewish - to the post of first minister of the kingdom. When the Jew Mordecai fails to kneel down before Haman like all the others, Haman's irritation with him is transformed into a deep hatred of the Jewish people. He manages to get the king to pass a law allowing the Jews of all countries to be persecuted and killed on a certain day. In his desperation, Mordecai seeks help from Esther. She places her life at risk by visiting the king without his consent, and then invites him and Haman to dine with her that evening. By revealing her Jewish origins Esther now succeeds in exposing Haman's evil plan to kill the Jews, and in obtaining the king's pardon for her people. Haman is duly hanged on the gallows he had built for Mordecai. Since the royal decree is irreversible, Ahasuerus passes another one allowing the Jews to defend themselves against their enemies, whom they end up by vanquishing. Many Jews now return to the Holy City and begin rebuilding Jerusalem.

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  • manahayes
    manahayes
    4.0 Stars
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    July 24, 2007
    Really gorgeous to watch. A great story, and I liked that any dialogue from the bible was actually verbatim. Nice touch.
  • renna50
    renna50
    4.5 Stars
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    April 24, 2007
    This was one of the most profounding movies that I have ever watched. The most recent version has to be the best.
  • greysis
    greysis
    5.0 Stars
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    March 9, 2007
    Great movie
    You can see that God is always in control and that He can use any body that is willing and not afaid
    just have faith in Him
  • Clemontine
    Clemontine
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    March 3, 2007
    The best adaptation of any Bible story, imo. My favourite Bible adaptation is easily The Prince of Egypt, but this is more accurate.

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  • Rated: (Unrated)
  • Directed by: Raffaele Mertes
  • Genres: Action & Adventure, Television, Drama
  • Released: March 29, 1999
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