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30/03/2023 Drama, Fantasy 1h 44m
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His FAITH was tested. Our HOPE was born.

Overview

By God's order, Abraham was commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac on the mountain of Moriah. While traveling to the place of the sacrifice, alongside Isaac and two servants, Abraham is flooded with vivid memories from the years he and Sarah spent longing for the son they were promised—the son he must now lay upon the altar.

  1. David Helling

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Daniel da Silva

    The Lord

  2. Nicolas Mouawad

    Abraham

  3. Sara Seyed

    Sarah

  4. Scot Cooper

    The Centurion

  5. Luis Fernandez-Gil

    Eliezer

  6. Orestis Sophocleous

    Roman Centurion

  7. Ted Harvey

    Procurer

  8. Edaan Moskowitz

    Isaac

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Reviews

A review by JPRetana
Written by JPRetana on 2026-06-29
Did God command writer-director David Helling to make His Only Son (2023)? And if so, couldn’t He have changed His mind at the last minute? Here’s a movie that not only claims in the closing credits that the Binding of Isaac episode from Genesis is an “actual historical event,” but treats it the same way most films “based on true events” treat real historical events — i.e., making stuff up.

While the Bible is far from a historical document, the incidents it recounts and the characters that populate it are arguably better known than many important figures and landmarks (consi...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$250,000.00

Revenue
$12,100,000.00

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