From the film-maker:

 

I was interested in the notion of guilt and the way that people are judged in general. The corresponding passage in the Bible (from the Gospel according to Matthew) shows that Jesus is not sentenced for a deed but for what he represents or considers himself. The fact that the artist clearly distinguishes three groups, each one judging Christ in their own way, also caught my attention. Each party is lit differently, yet they are all looking at Jesus, observing. It is in the way they’re looking at him that the judgment is already passed. The painter does not show someone actually being given a sentence but someone that has already been sentenced. This scene is less about an actual verdict based on facts and evidence etc. but about the idea of judging by nature, judging by identifying a person as someone. In the very end, what others perceive you to be - their judgment of you - finalises your identity. Put simply: In effect ones identity represents a constant trial

 

Nikolaj Hans Belzer

 

A piece inspired by Gerrit van Honthorst, Christ before the High Priest,about 1740