Judas, a seasoned thief, finds himself in the market square where Christ is giving a sermon and his apostles are collecting alms. He follows them and steals their money, only to be caught red-handed. Nevertheless, the Teacher forgives him. What is more, He invites the thief to become one of His followers and offers him a position as the group’s treasurer. Shocked by Christ’s unexpected offer, Judas decides to join the apostles, if only to figure out what is going on. He gradually starts to comprehend Christ’s message, but feels that the apostles are blindly following their teacher. Judas argues with them, and tries to defend his right to divine the truth of God. But when he fails to make them understand, he realizes that Christ’s teachings may sink into oblivion without benefiting humanity. His solution is to betray Christ. “By killing a man, have I not saved a God?”
Unfortunately the movie Iuda is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Andrey Bogatyrev | Director |
| Writing | Leonid Andreyev | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natalya Dzyubenko | Costume Design |
| Camera | Dmitriy Maltsev | Director of Photography |
| Production | Elena Belova | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Vsevolod Benigsen | Writer |
| Sound | Dmitry Kurlyandsky | Music |
| Editing | Andrey Bogatyrev | Editor |
| Production | Tatyana Voronetskaya | Producer |
| Sound | Sergey Solovyev | Original Music Composer |
