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ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion

★ 10/10 · 1 votes 2004 0h 40m Released

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In this special edition of Primetime, ABC News' Diane Sawyer interviews filmmaker Mel Gibson about his highly controversial movie, ""The Passion of the Christ."" He responds to charges that the movie's portrayal of the Jewish role in the death of Christ will encourage anti-Semitism. He also elaborates on comments he's made about the Holocaust. In addition, Gibson tells why he felt it necessary to exhibit such a graphic depiction of Christ's crucifixion on film and discusses his decision to tell the story in Aramaic and Latin.

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Mel Gibson Self Diane Sawyer Self Amy-Jill Levine Self Darrell L. Bock Self Dr. Philip A. Cunningham Self Abraham Foxman Self