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his fi lm was a labor of love. These
pictures give you a good idea of the
locations we used and the extreme
conditions of the Anza-Borrego Desert where
we worked. The majority of the fi lm was
done solely by Oscar nominees Christina
Smith and Barbara Lorenz without additional
crew. Prosthetics were supplied by Matthew
Mungle and Clinton Wayne, application for the
Crucifi xion by Jamie Kelman, and dental appli-
ances by Koji Ohmura.
Ewan McGregor is Jesus—and the Devil—in
an imagined chapter from his 40 days of fast-
ing and praying in the desert. On his way out
of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the
Devil over the fate of a family in crisis, setting
for himself a dramatic test.
LAST DAYS
IN THE
DESERT
B Y C H R I S T I N A S M I T H
D E P A R T M E N T H E A D M A K E - U P
&
B A R B A R A L O R E N Z
D E P A R T M E N T H E A D H A I R