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  • Mel Gibson Film 'Passion' to Debut on 2,000 Screens on February 25

    01/14/2004 3:50:41 PM PST · by jern · 12 replies · 118+ views
    Reuters ^ | Jan. 14, 2004 | Reuters
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sometimes a little faith can go a long way. Mel Gibson (news)'s controversial new film, "The Passion of Christ," which at first had a hard time finding a distributor, will be independently released on about 2,000 screens in the United States next month, a Gibson spokesman said on Wednesday. A release on 2,000 screens is similar to what a major studio release would receive. The movie, whose dialogue is in Latin and Aramaic, covers the final 12 hours in the life of Jesus Christ and has come under fire from some Jewish groups who claim its...