
Risen: The Novelization of the Major Motion Picture is a movie novelization written by Angela Elwell Hunt in 2016 and based on the movie Risen, directed by Kevin Reynolds in 2016. The movie features Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth, Cliff Curtis, María Botto, Luis Callejo, and others.
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Storyline
After crushing a Zealot revolt led by Barabbas, Clavius, a Roman Tribune, is sent by Pontius Pilate to expedite a crucifixion already in progress. Three days later he is appointed to investigate the rumors of a risen Jewish Messiah. Pilate orders him to locate the missing body of Yeshua, one of the crucified men.
Movie vs Book

Year
2016
Minutes
107
Movie Rate
6.30
Source: IMDb

Year
2016
Pages
320
Book Rate
8.46
S: Goodreads
Book
Risen
Subtitle: The Novelization of the Major Motion Picture
Author: Angela Elwell Hunt
Country: USA
First published in: 2016
Length: 320 pages
Genre: Fiction
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Novelizations aren’t just a transcription of the film story. They also add details and backstory to the plot in a literary way.
“The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That’s why we go to movies and say, “Oh, the book is better.”
PAULO COELHO (Writer)
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