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Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

December 01, 2006

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Catherine Hardwicke

Starring :

Keisha Castle-Hughes, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Oscar Isaac, Hiam Abbass, Shaun Toub, Alexander Siddig, Said Amadis, Ciaran Hinds, Tim Van Rellim

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  2 of 5 [Rate It]

A Splendid Opening for "Nativity Story"

November 27, 2006 01:11:56

The first step has been made and it turned out to be a very successful one.

Finally encountered its premiere at the Vatican yesterday, November 26 as scheduled, "" really got more than warm response that day when about 7,000 guests who attended a benefit gala premiere in the Paul VI Hall broke into applause five times during the screening and again at the end.

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"Nativity" Premieres Without Pope

November 25, 2006 10:11:46

Amid the pride that arises following the successful attempt of "" to have its premiere in the Vatican, gloomy news has come to the surface as it is reported that Pope Benedict XVI has turned down an invitation to attend the film's screening set to be held on Sunday, November 26.

Speculations then are abuzz that the refusal has something to do with Keisha Castle-Hughes, who plays Jesus' mother Mary in the picture. It is said that the fact she is pregnant and unmarried has embarrassed the Catholic Church and so, leads the Pope opting to not attend the premiere in turn.

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"The Nativity Story" to Get Premiered in Vatican

November 10, 2006 01:11:25

Seems that the gap between Hollywood and Vatican is getting narrowed as for the first time a Hollywood feature is allowed to have its premiere at the governmental capital of the Catholic Church.

New Line Cinema's President and COO of Worldwide Distribution and Marketing Rolf Mittweg has officially announced yesterday, November 9, that the company's latest drama picture "" will be the one received the honor prior to its theatrical release on December 1 in USA.

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posted by Mdrshado on Jul 13, 2009