14-year old drug dealer Johnny is in a home for young people. When he learns that he cannot go home at weekends any longer, he asks one of his customers, famous successful actor Antony, to be his weekend guardian.
Judas, a seasoned thief, finds himself in the market square where Christ is giving a sermon and his apostles are collecting alms. He follows them and steals their money, only to be caught red-handed. Nevertheless, the Teacher forgives him. What is more, He invites the thief to become one of His followers and offers him a position as the group’s treasurer. Shocked by Christ’s unexpected offer, Judas decides to join the apostles, if only to figure out what is going on. He gradually starts to comprehend Christ’s message, but feels that the apostles are blindly following their teacher. Judas argues with them, and tries to defend his right to divine the truth of God. But when he fails to make them understand, he realizes that Christ’s teachings may sink into oblivion without benefiting humanity. His solution is to betray Christ. “By killing a man, have I not saved a God?”
Harold Evans爵士在《星期日泰晤士报》供职的十四年(1967-1981)中,发表并推进了一系列影响重大的深度调查类报道。在那个年代,他能够调动手中的资源,组成记者工作小组,长期调查某一新闻项目。他曾经曝光英国情报机构高等官员Kim Philby实际是英国间谍,而在本片中,Harold Evans则讲述了他对反应停事件长期的追踪报道以及为之所进行的抗争。“反应停”最初在二战中被德方用来治疗沙林毒气所产生的不良后果。二战后,许多英国医生开始将其作为减轻孕妇妊娠反应的“良药”,并因此造成上万例新生儿畸形事件。为了让“反应停事件”的受害家庭获得相应的经济赔偿,《星期日泰晤士报》进行了长达十余年的奔走,Harold Evans更是持之以恒地一次次将药物公司告上法庭。