for KING & COUNTRY have released their latest music video for their track Ceasefire which is featured on the soundtrack of the upcoming Ben-Hur film. Their music video includes never before seen footage from the film Ben-Hur.
Watch the music video below:
for KING & COUNTRY are an Australian / American Christian rock band, once known as Joel & Luke, they are the younger brothers of hit Christian recoding artist and speaker Rebecca St. James.
Executive producer Roma Downey said “We are so honored that For King & Country have allowed us to use their beautiful song for our film Ben-Hur,” she went on to add that “Our country today is filled with so much anger, tension and violence and this song and our film spread a message of forgiveness and reconciliation that is needed now more than ever.”
Ben-Hur tells the epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), an officer in the Roman army. Stripped of his title, separated from his family and the woman he loves (Nazanin Boniadi), Judah is forced into slavery. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but finds redemption. Based on Lew Wallace’s timeless novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.
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The film directed by Timur Bekmambetov stars Jack Huston, Toby Kebbel, Nazanin Boniadi, Morgan Freeman and Rodrigo Santoro. It is being produced by Mark Burnett, Sean Daniel and Joni Levin with executive producers Roma Downey, Jason F. Brown, John Ridley and Keith Clarke who also wrote the screenplay.
The film is due to be released by MGM and Paramount Pictures in the US on August 19th and in the UK on August 26th and will be shown in both 2D and 3D.