The Bible Stories: Jesus

Ahasuerus (Thomas Kretschmann), the king of the Persians, one-day, holds a special feast for his people. Though he invites his beautiful wife Vashti (Ornella Muti) to the feast, she refuses to come. Ahasuerus then prohibits her from entering his presence again, and summons the most beautiful young virgins in his country. The young Jewess Esther (Louise Lombard), adopted daughter of her uncle Mordecai (F. Murray Abraham), succeeds in her attempt and, she is made the queen. Haman (Jürgen Prochnow), one of the loyal employees of the king is then made the first minister of the kingdom. He is very much against the Jews. In order to harass and kill the Jews, he gets a suitable law passed by the king. However, with the help of Esther, Haman is finally exposed and he is sent to the gallows. The king then passes another law that enables the Jews to defend themselves, and many Jews return to Jerusalem.