REAL FACE OF JESUS

If you want a compelling documentary about the Shroud of Turin and its possible connection to Jesus Christ, this is worth your time. The film follows Ray Downing’s computer graphics team as they investigate the Shroud and use digital information from it to create a three-dimensional image of Jesus.

The program has the energy of a detective story. It examines questions about the Shroud’s authenticity, considers its critics, and presents an image with lifelike eyes. The documentary also affirms the central Christian belief that Jesus died and was raised from the dead.

There are brief bloody images and upper male nudity, but the source identifies no foul language or sex. For viewers of all ages who can handle those minor concerns, the practical answer is simple: watch it.

A digital forensic animation team examines the Shroud of Turin, an almost holographic image traditionally associated with the burial of Jesus Christ.

Using computer graphics and other digital processes, the team attempts to reconstruct the face and create a three-dimensional image of the man on the Shroud. Along the way, the documentary investigates the Shroud’s authenticity and the questions surrounding it.

Four stars means this is an exceptionally interesting and advanced documentary. It combines a fascinating digital reconstruction process with the investigative momentum of a detective story.

The filmmakers carefully explore the Shroud’s almost holographic image, address critics of its authenticity, and reveal an incredible three-dimensional image that includes lifelike eyes. The film’s presentation is powerful enough that the source review says it would be very difficult or almost impossible to conclude that the Shroud is not Jesus Christ’s burial shroud.

The documentary strongly affirms the Christian belief that Jesus Christ died and was raised from the dead. It also affirms Jesus’ humanity and divinity, presenting Him as fully man and fully God.

The program does make a limited effort to provide counterpoints. It discusses critics of the Shroud, the carbon-dating controversy, Gnostic gospels, and psychic phenomena. The source review describes these points as very minor compared with the documentary’s central purpose: showing that Jesus Christ is fully human and fully divine.

The film’s central claim connects directly with Jesus’ words: “I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25).

This is a powerful, fascinating documentary that investigates the Shroud of Turin while clearly affirming Jesus’ death, resurrection, humanity, and divinity. With only brief bloody images and upper male nudity to consider, it is WORTH THE TRIP for viewers of all ages.