Acts: The Early Church

New Line Cinema Original Film

After the resurrection, twelve ordinary people were given an extraordinary commission. What happened next changed the world. A faithful, sweeping cinematic adaptation of the Acts of the Apostles — the story of the early church from Pentecost through Paul's arrival in Rome. The film is structured in three movements: Jerusalem (Pentecost, the early community, Stephen's martyrdom, the church's first persecution); The Gentile Mission (Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch, Cornelius and Peter, Antioch); and Paul's Journeys (the conversion on the Damascus road, the missionary journeys, the shipwreck, Rome). The film treats the Acts narrative with historical seriousness — the social, political, and religious context of the first century Mediterranean world fully rendered. The miracles are portrayed with the gravity the text gives them: not as special effects but as specific divine interventions in specific human situations. Movement One — Jerusalem Pentecost. Peter's sermon. The community of believers. Stephen. The persecution beginning. Movement Two — The Gentile Mission Philip and the Ethiopian. Cornelius. Antioch. The world opening. Movement Three — To Rome Paul's conversion. The missionary journeys. The shipwreck. Rome. The gospel reaching the world's center.

Story added by mr95 on August 31, 2026