The First Temptation of Christ

The First Temptation of Christ (Portuguese: A Primeira Tentação de Cristo) is a 2019 Brazilian satirical comedy film produced by the comedy troupe Porta dos Fundos. It was released on Netflix on 3 December 2019.^[1]

The First Temptation of Christ
Promotional poster
Portuguese	A Primeira Tentação de Cristo
Directed by	Rodrigo Van Der Put
Written by	Fábio Porchat Gustavo Martins
Produced by	Tereza Gonzales
Starring	Gregorio Duvivier Antonio Tabet Fábio Porchat
Cinematography	Rodrigo Graciosa
Edited by	Aruan Lotar
Music by	Heaven Loops Ilan Becker Lucas Cassano Ariel Donato
Production company	Porta dos Fundos
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	3 December 2019 (2019-12-03)
Running time	46 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

Plot

Jesus returns home after 40 days in the desert, where a surprise 30th birthday party awaits him. At the party, Mary and Joseph reveal to Jesus that his true father is God.

Cast

• Gregorio Duvivier as Jesus
• Antonio Tabet as God
• Fábio Porchat as Orlando/Devil
• Evelyn Castro as Mary
• Rafael Portugal as Joseph
• Robson Nunes as Balthazar
• João Vicente de Castro as Melchior
• Estevam Nabote as Caspar
• Thati Lopes as Thelma
• Sura Berditchevsky as Tia Lupita
• Fabio de Luca as Lazarus
• Gabriel Totoro as Buddha
• Pedroca Monteiro as Shiva
• Pedro Benevides as Jah Rastafari

Reception

The Christmas special has faced backlash over its satirical depictions, which imply Jesus has a gay lover and Mary smokes marijuana.^[2] Over 2 million people have petitioned online for the show's removal and advocated boycotts of Netflix over "blasphemy"; the creators maintain the protests are homophobic.^[3]

On 24 December 2019, the headquarters of Porta dos Fundos in Rio de Janeiro was bombed with two Molotov cocktails.^[a] A Brazilian Integralist religious group calling themselves the "Popular Nationalist Insurgency Command of the Large Brazilian Integralist Family" claimed responsibility for the bombing, even filming themselves attacking the offices while wearing ski masks; the group also criticized Netflix and labeled The First Temptation of Christ as blasphemous.^[4]

In January 2020, Dias Toffoli, the president of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil, intervened on the attempted censorship of the film, overruling a judge from the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice who ordered the film's withdrawal from the streaming platform.^[8] The film was ultimately removed from Netflix on 31 August 2021.^[9]

See also

• The Last Hangover (2018)
• List of works depicting Jesus as LGBT
• Gay Jesus film hoax

Notes

1. Attributed to multiple sources:^[4][5][6][7]