A little more than one year after receiving the holy blessing of Pope Francis in the Vatican City, the highly anticipated pre-apocalyptic drama “The Second Coming of Christ” is landing in Los Angeles theaters.

The film follows the gripping yet inspirational journey of an atheist female scientist in a struggle with good and evil, who, at the end of times, discovers that true faith can bring miracles. “The Second Coming of Christ” begins its Los Angeles theatrical release on Friday, Dec. 8 at the Laemmle Playhouse 7, located at 673 E. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena.

The Dove Foundation awarded “The Second Coming of Christ” with its coveted Dove Foundation’s “Faith-Friendly” seal, and said the film “does a good job in pointing the way to Jesus as mankind’s only hope.”

Diana Angelson (“Armenia, My Love”), Jason London (“Dazed and Confused”), Quinton Aaron (“The Blind Side”), Natalie Byrne (“Expendables 3”), Al Sapienza (“Sopranos,” “House of Cards”) and Meredith Salinger (“The Journey”) star in the film that also features Golden Globe nominee Tom Sizemore (“Saving Private Ryan”) and Oscar nominee Sally Kirkland (“JFK,” “Bruce Almighty”).

“The Second Coming of Christ” marks the directorial debut of Daniel Anghelcev. Angelson (as Diana Busuioc) wrote the screenplay that was produced by Anghelcev’s Flawless Productions along with 7Heaven Productions and FilmBrewery.

“The Second Coming of Christ” red carpet world premiere screening is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. also at the Laemmle Playhouse 7 in Pasadena.