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Arriving On DVD on January 9, 2007, The Controversial Recreation Of Christ's Final Days Challenges Common Perceptions With New Interpretations Of Christian Mythology And Historical Fact

CENTURY CITY, Calif., October 31, 2006 - The first depiction of Jesus Christ as a black man and the first to suggest that the Crucifixion may have been racially motivated, Color Of The Cross is a controversial and moving portrayal of Christ's final hours, brought to DVD on January 9, 2007 from Fox Home Entertainment. Extensively researched, the painstaking recreation of Biblical and historical accounts addresses four key areas of the Christ mythology: Jesus and his disciples, the mindset of the Romans occupying Judea, the issues facing the Rabbis in the Sanhedrin, and the family life of Joseph, Mary and their remaining children as they were affected by Jesus' persecution. Challenging commonly held assumptions with revelatory interpretations of the tale of sacrifice and salvation, Color Of The Cross features passionate direction from Jean Claude LaMarre (Malcolm X, Dead Presidents) and moving performances from an all-star cast, including LaMarre himself as Christ and Debbi Morgan (The Hurricane, Coach Carter) as Mary. Color Of The Cross will be available for the suggested retail price of $26.98 U.S./$46.98 Canada. Prebook is December 13, 2006.

Marketing:
Fox Home Entertainment will support the release of Color Of The Cross on DVD with a comprehensive marketing program, including extensive targeted Christian advertising, television advertisement and promotion with BET, print advertising in African-American publications and a public relations campaign focusing on broadcast, print, radio and online outreach targeting the core demographic.

Color Of The Cross Special Features:
The Color Of The Cross DVD is available in anamorphic widescreen and is presented in English 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound and English, Spanish and French subtitles.

Color Of The Cross Synopsis:
This powerful, epic film vividly portrays the last 48 hours of the life of Jesus Christ and challenges commonly held assumptions about Him. With moving performances from Jean-Claude LaMarre (Malcolm X) and Debbi Morgan (Woman Thou Art Loosed), this stirring film is a triumph! The first depiction of Jesus as a black man, Color Of The Cross is also the first to suggest that the Crucifixion could have been racially motivated. A compelling script and astounding interpretations of The Bible make this daring masterpiece an achievement not to be missed. With its inspiring, unconventional approach to an emotionally volatile issue, Color of the Cross presents a fresh perspective on the history of Christianity and delivers as moving a portrait of His life as has ever been put to film!

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COLOR OF THE CROSS
DVD Price: $26.98 U.S./$46.98 Canada
Catalog Number: 2240547
Street Date: January 9, 2007
Prebook Date: December 13, 2006
Total Running Time: 89 minutes
U.S. Rating PG-13
Closed Captioned: Yes
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