And there are even things that are offensive to gay people because the big twist is that Jesus’s boyfriend Orlando is … actually Lucifer. It’s funny that Christians have chosen to be offended at the implication that Jesus comes home with a boyfriend-who he really doesn’t want his family to meet-because there are a lot of things to be offended by in this special aside from that. This moving film introduces us to a gay Black man and son of a drug-addicted mother who deals with bullying related to his stature, his sexuality, and his place in the world. And yes, Allah is there too, but they don’t show him. The holy family swears, Jesus gets super-stoned to deal with the stress of being a God and has a vision where he talks to other religious figures like Shiva, Buddha …as Rastafarian and an Alien (there’s a good Scientology joke there). Its main storyline is about Mary and Joseph telling Jesus that Joseph isn’t his dad and “Uncle Vittorio,” who is actually God, is. And the whole 45-minute special is meant to be offensive to everyone. Orlando is a gay caricature that’s very dated, but I’m not sure what the humor is in Brazil and what their standards are for what’s offensive in regards to this topic.
It’s 45 minutes long and revolves around Jesus showing up for a surprise 30th birthday party with a new “friend” by the name of Orlando. The movie isn’t really a “movie,” it’s a cheaply made comedy special by Brazilian group Porta dos Fundos (literally “the backdoor) and it’s called “The First Temptation of Christ.” It has production values a bit above a Saturday Night Live skit.