Directed by Francesco Cabras and Alberto Molinari, both of whom were involved in the production of "Passion," the film presents tightly edited, brief snippets of interviews with various unidentified figures, many of them clad in their period costumes. Needless to say, Gibson's brief segments dominate the documentary, and the actor is indeed quite frank about his own spiritual crisis, admitting that without his fairly recent religious devotion he would have "devolved into chaos." Adding some necessary but ultimately pretentious stylization to the proceedings are brief, dreamlike interludes in which an ominous white dog prowls around the environs of the "Passion" locations, and a musical soundtrack featuring a variety of world music influences.

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