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Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem

Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem

20196.11h 40m

Overview

A thief and a priest end up magically transported in the year 0's Palestine, where they'll have to make sure that the Nativity will follow its course.

Directed by Valentino Picone
Written by Fabrizio Testini, Nicola Guaglianone, Salvatore Ficarra
Produced by Attilio De Razza
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0M0

Top Cast

Salvatore Ficarra

Salvatore Ficarra

Salvo

Valentino Picone

Valentino Picone

Valentino

Massimo Popolizio

Massimo Popolizio

Erode

Roberta Mattei

Roberta Mattei

Rebecca

Massimo Cagnina

Massimo Cagnina

Giovanni Calcagno

Giovanni Calcagno

Giacomo Mattia

Giacomo Mattia

Isacco

A

Azelarab El Kaughat

G

Giovanna Marchetti

Sara

M

Mauro Spitaleri

Themes & Keywords

christianitypiconeficarranativityficarra e picone

About Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem

Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem is a comedy, fantasy film released in 2019 exploring themes of christianity, picone, ficarra, nativity, ficarra e picone. Directed by Valentino Picone, it stars Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone, Massimo Popolizio. A thief and a priest end up magically transported in the year 0's Palestine, where they'll have to make sure that the Nativity will follow its course.

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