Samson(2018)

PG-13
1h 50m
- Action
- Drama

Release Date: Feb 16, 2018 | Wide

After losing the love of his life to a cruel Philistine Prince, a young Hebrew with supernatural strength defends his people, sacrificing everything to avenge his love, his people, and God.

Official Website

Releases

Original Release | Feb 16, 2018

Box Office

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$1,942,569
Total US & Canada:
$4,719,928
Total International
$153,897
Total Worldwide:
$4,873,825

Director & Top Cast

Bruce Macdonald
Director

Gabriel Sabloff
Director

Will Brittain
Becky

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Aspect Ratio 2.35:1

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: South Africa

Summaries

Plot Summary

A Hebrew with an unusual gift of strength must respond properly to the call of God on his life in order to lead his people out of enslavement. in 1170 BC Philistines rule the Hebrews in Gaza. Their rule is brutal and unforgiving, with Hebrews working like slaves under high taxes.The Philistine King Balek (Billy Zane) order his son and the commander of his armies Rallah (Jackson Rathbone) to arrest Samson (as he is rumored to have great strength and Balek doesn't want Hebrews to have any hope for freedom). Rallah hires a Philistine strong man to lure Samson out. While he is successful, he finds Samson taking an interest in a Philistine girl Taren (Frances Sholto-Douglas). Rallah enslaves Delilah and her father. Delilah (Caitlin Leahy) is Rallah's mistress and finds his ideas despotic. Rallah wants to kill his father to ascend to the throne.Samson proposes to Taren, but his parents don't approve. Taren is serving Delilah when she tells her about her love to Samson. Delilah convinces Rallah to give Taren in marriage to Samson to force him under his debt and gratitude. On the night of the wedding Rallah teases Samson. To get back, Samson asks Rallah a riddle. Rallah threatens Taren with rape to reveal the answer. When Samson reveals the answer, Delilah overhears and Rallah wins the bet. The bet was for 30 tunics. Since Samson did not have 30 tunics, he goes in search. He finds a Philistine patrol and kills every man to get the 30 tunics. He returns, but Rallah tells Samson that since he did not present himself for the wedding ceremony, Rallah stood in his place. He banishes Samson to the mines. Samson escapes and set fires to the wheat fields outside Gaza. In response Rallah kills Taren.Rallah captures Samson's entire village and forces him to surrender. He tells the villagers that he will spare them, including Samson's family if he sacrifices himself. Samson agrees, but just before the ax, Rallah reneges and kills Samson's father. Samson takes on the entire Philistine army with just a donkey's bone. He kills hundreds but fails to kill Rallah. Rallah loses his eye in the fight. Samson is anointed king of the Hebrews.King Balek banishes Rallah to Egypt and negotiates a truce with Samson. But as the years pass by & Rallah returns, the Philistines atrocities resume in full force. Samson's brother Caleb (Greg Kriek) urges a war against them, but Samson wants peace. Samson goes to Gaza to negotiate a peace. But Rallah lays traps for Samson. Delilah arrives in time and warns Samson, allowing his time to escape. But Samson is trapped inside the city gates and hence tears the gates right off their hinges to escape. But Samson is wounded, and the next day Delilah finds him in the forest and nurses him back to health. Samson falls in love with Delilah, but it is revealed that Delilah works for Rallah.Delilah gets Samson to reveal that he is a Nazarite and thus has 3 vows (not to drink, not to touch the dead and not to touch razor to his face). He has violated 2 vows and if his hair were to be cut, his strength would leave him. That night Delilah drugs Samson, cuts his hair and hands him over to Rallah who gouges his eyes out. Then Rallah kills Balek when he insists that Rallah kill Samson. Rallah wants to parade Samson every year to remind the Hebrews of his superiority over them.At the public ceremony, Samson is beaten and humiliated. He prays to God for strength and miraculously gains power to shake the pillars of the building that comes crashing down and kills Rallah and thousands of Philistines. With this the Hebrews rise against the Philistines and fight for their promised land.

Storyline

A Hebrew with an unusual gift of strength must respond properly to the call of God on his life in order to lead his people out of enslavement. After his youthful ambition leads to a tragic marriage, his acts of revenge thrust him into direct conflict with the Philistine Army. As his brother mounts a tribal rebellion, only Samson's (Taylor James') relationship with a Philistine seductress and his final surrender - to the Philistines and to God - turns imprisonment and blindness into final victory. — Pure Flix A narration tells us how the Hebrews had done wrong and were thus put in the hands of the brutal Philistines. The Philistines are collecting food from the Hebrews. In the back, Samson (Taylor James), a Hebrew from the tribe of Dan and his brother Caleb (Greg Kriek) are attempting to steal food while Samson is telling riddles. However, they get caught and are chased through the city by Philistine soldiers. In the meantime, Prince Rallah of the Philistines kills a Hebrew named Tobias (James Ryan) for asking for more food. When Samson and Caleb come home, his parents urge Samson to fight back against the Philistines since he was chosen to do so from birth. However, Samson prefers peace and is reluctant to do so.