Three Christs (2017)

Director: Jon Avnet
Writers: Milton Rokeach (based on the book "The Three Christs of Ypsilanti" by), Eric Nazarian |
Stars: Richard Gere, Peter Dinklage, Walton Goggins |
Genres: Drama
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Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 3 January 2020 (USA)
Also Known As: The Three Christs of Ypsilanti
Filming Locations: 75 Vanderbilt Ave Staten Island, New York, USA
Company Credits
Production Co: Brooklyn Films, Highland Film Group (HFG), Narrative Capital See more »
Technical Specs
Runtime: 117 min
Color: Color

Three Christs (2017)

Summaries

    Three Christs follows Dr. Alan Stone who is treating three paranoid schizophrenic patients at the Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, each of whom believed they were Jesus Christ. What transpires is both comic and deeply moving.
    —Kevin Chalk

    Three Christs tells the story of an extraordinary experiment that began in 1959 at Michigan's Ypsilanti State Hospital, where Dr. Alan Stone treated three paranoid schizophrenic patients who each believe they are Jesus Christ. Dr. Stone pioneers a simple, yet revolutionary treatment: instead of submitting the patients to electroshock, forced restraints and tranquilizers, he puts them in a room together to confront their delusions. What transpires is a darkly comic, intensely dramatic story about the nature of identity and the power of empathy.

Three Christs (2017)