A contemporary retelling of the story of Christ set in modern-day Africa.

Son of Man is a contemporary retelling of the story of
Christ set in modern-day Africa. In the state of Judea (a
fictional African state), violence, poverty and
sectarianism are endemic.


The neighbouring Alliance has invaded to restore peace at gunpoint. Bloody street battles accompany the neighbouring dictatorships incursion into its weaker satellite.


Promises of a transition to open democratic rule accompany summary executions and brutal massacres. As civil war reaches a new level, a divine child is born to a lowly couple. As he grows and witnesses the inhumanity of the world he lives in, his angelic guardians offer him an escape to the heavens.


He refuses. This is his world and he must try to save it
from the work of evil men and from the darkness
working through them. As an adult, he travels to the
capital, gathering followers from the armed factions of
rebels that crisscross the land.


He demands that his followers give up their guns and confront their corrupt rulers with a vision of non-violent protest and solidarity. Inevitably, he attracts the attention of the Judean tribal leaders who have struck a power-sharing deal with the aloof Governor Pilate.


The Son of Man must be brought down and destroyed. It should be another simple disappearance like any other.


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