This film tells the story of Judas Iscariot, a lowly Jewish wine-seller furious at his people's treatment at the hands of the Roman oppressors. Hearing tales of a messiah in their midst, Judas sets out to find this man, Jesus Christ. Welcomed to the fold, Judas finds himself in awe of Jesus, but their philosophies differ greatly
whilst Jesus draws upon spiritual power and rejects physical confrontations, Judas sees no alternative but violence. As Judas begins to finds himself at odds with the group, his jealousy of Jesus growing, he commits the most famous act of betrayal in history, as he seals Jesus's fate with a kiss...