Jesus Christ Saviour

Utilising never-before-seen footage of Klaus Kinski's infamous 1971 stage performance, director Peter Geyer reconstructs a fiery sermon from our favourite fiend. Even before his iconic turns for Werner Herzog in Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo, Kinski was a notorious and divisive figure.

The debut of his one-man show, a highly personal retelling of the New Testament, attracted an audience thirsting for confrontation not enlightenment. Compiling all extant footage of the event, Geyer chronicles a fascinating altercation between a committed artist and his derisive audience. The crowd's relentless heckling provokes Kinski into a rage and the event devolves into chaos. Kinski's monologue reclaims Jesus for the "hippies, junkies, prostitutes, outcasts and underdogs".

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