Thessalonian Father Shields His Family From Looters

Prompt

2 Thessalonians 1: 'We ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure... and to you who are troubled rest with us.' In a narrow street of Thessalonica, a Christian father in a dark blue tunic and a wrapped striped head-cloth over his hair stands large and central in the doorway of his plundered home, shielding his wife and young daughter behind him, calm and steadfast, as angry neighbours carry off their furniture and shout at them. His face shows courage and quiet faith rather than fear; a beam of warm sunlight falls on the family. Simple whitewashed walls and street. The men wear wrapped head-cloths over their hair. Style: a blend of photo-realism and cinema, like a still from a big-budget film. Bright, rich, saturated, luminous colour, clear daylight or glowing golden light even in dramatic scenes, never murky or muddy, crisp detail, real human faces full of emotion, shallow depth of field, subtle film grain. Simple, uncluttered composition: ONE clear scene from this chapter, with the chapter's main character or characters large, close and central in the upper and middle frame, and a simple background. No montage, no collage, no inset vignettes, no crowd of small figures competing for attention. Historically accurate ancient Near Eastern clothing, architecture and landscape. Keep the bottom quarter of the frame simple and uncluttered (ground, water or sky) so a large chapter number can be set over it. Absolutely no text, no letters, no words, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no border, no frame.