One regular man named Simon is swept up by a popular movement in a dying world. When the charismatic leader of that movement is brutally executed, everyone looks to Simon to keep the movement alive.
Acting
Demián Castro's escalating panic as accidental savior.
Production
DIY apocalypse that somehow feels more real than blockbusters.
Director
Tim Ritter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Tim Ritter shot this across three years on weekends while working retail jobs, which explains the 'desperate people making desperate choices' energy that permeates every frame.
The casting of 'Jud' and 'Saul' alongside 'Simon' (the renamed Peter) isn't subtle—it's a deliberate inversion where the rock upon which the church is built is actually just some guy who wanted to go home.
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