The film is a loose, chaotic retelling of the New Testament set in modern-day Northern Mexico. "Jesus" (listed in the credits as "El Bastardo") isn't a carpenter; he’s a drifter with a drinking problem and a bad tattoo of a cross on his forearm. God is portrayed as an abusive radio DJ who only speaks through static.
Tags: Found Footage, Mexican Cinema, Ok.ru, Obscure Films, Bad Movies, Religious Horror
If you have a high tolerance for experimental noise and a deep love for sacrilegious chaos, pour a stiff drink, mute your phone, and watch El hijo bastardo de Dios . Just don't blame me if you hear radio static in your dreams.
A quick Google search yields almost nothing. No Wikipedia page. No Rotten Tomatoes score. Just a single IMDb page with a 3.2/10 rating and a poster that looks like it was designed in Microsoft Word 2003. The only place to watch it? A single link on ok.ru. Pressing play on ok.ru feels like opening a cursed VHS tape. The video quality is 480p, but it looks like it was upscaled from 240p. There is a persistent watermark in the corner that says "www.ok.ru" and a timestamp from a user who uploaded it in 2018.
Today, I dove into that abyss to find the 2015 religious fever dream: ( The Bastard Son of God ). The Hunt First, a little context. I stumbled upon a Reddit thread from three years ago asking, "Has anyone actually seen El hijo bastardo de Dios ?" The poster described it as a "Mexican anti-gospel passion play shot on a Canon Rebel." I was hooked.
Digging Through the Digital Sewer: My Trip to Find El hijo bastardo de Dios (2015) on ok.ru
October 26, 2023
4 minutes
But is it interesting ? Yes.