Derek Jacobi tortures Jesus 2.0 for 50 minutes and somehow it's *chef's kiss*
Set in the Spain of 1680, a time of torture and interrogation by the Grand Inquisitor. A young man appears that is healing the sick and raising the dead. There are rumours that he might be the second coming of the Messiah. He is brought before the Grand Inquisitor. Though questioned and tortured, he chooses to remain silent.
Acting
Jacobi's Inquisitor: velvet voice, iron fist, absolutely unhinged
Writing
Dostoevsky's Grand Inquisitor chapter, finally done justice
Production
50-minute runtime proves brevity is the soul of dread
Director
Betsan Morris Evans
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