In a Malta besieged by time, war, and corruption, the wealthy merchant Barabas loses everything when the Christian Governor confiscates all Jewish property to pay tribute to the Turks. Refusing to become history's victim, he turns his loss into a weapon of revenge, in a postmodern adaptation that strips bare the mechanisms of modern power.
In a Malta besieged by time, war, and corruption, the wealthy merchant Barabas loses everything when the Christian Governor confiscates all Jewish property to pay tribute to the Turks. Refusing to become history's victim, he turns his loss into a weapon of revenge, in a postmodern adaptation that strips bare the mechanisms of modern power.