The man in question is named Clavius (Joseph Fiennes).
Hes dirty and haggard, wandering around the ancient Judean desert until he comes upon a lonely inn.
The innkeeper recognizes the Clavius ring as that of a Roman tribune.
Credit: Rosie Collins
So what, exactly, brought a high-ranking member of the imperial Roman bureaucracy to the middle of nowhere?
The short answer is Jesus (here known as Yeshua, the original Hebrew version of his name).
Despite their best efforts, of course, the tomb is broken anyway, and Yeshuas body vanishes.
Those interesting story forms are then discarded in service of a fly-on-the-wall situation.
Risenis more entertaining than Bible-adjacent stories are usually allowed to be.
Soldiers get stabbed in the crotch and everyones covered in dirt.
The movie is also surprisingly funny.
Ultimately, however, the movie fails to answer its own central question.
