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Year: 2010
Rating: 6.6/10 ()
Director: Christopher Smith
Country: UK
Language: English
Runtime: 97 min
Release Date: 11 June 2010 (UK) See more »
Taglines: Repent See more »
Movie Storyline
Set during the time of the first outbreak of bubonic plague in England, a young monk is tasked with learning the truth about reports of people being brought back to life, a mission that pulls him toward a village ruler who has made a dark pact with evil forces.
Cast:
Sean Bean
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Ulric
Eddie Redmayne
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Osmund
David Warner
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The Abbot
Carice van Houten
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Langiva
Kimberley Nixon
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Averill
Tim McInnerny
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Hob
John Lynch
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Wolfstan
Andy Nyman
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Dalywag
Johnny Harris
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Mold
Tygo Gernandt
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Ivo
Emun Elliott
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Swire
Marianne Graffam
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Suspected Witch
Jamie Ballard
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Griff
Nike Martens
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Elena
Gotthard Lange
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Labourer
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Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Color: Color
Filming Locations: Blankenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Official Site(s): Official site [Germany] | Official site [United States] |
Trivia:
Rupert Friend was initially cast as Osmund but was replaced by Eddie Redmayne.
Goofs:
Anachronisms:
In the 14th century the candles in the monastery would be made of tallow, not wax as shown in the film.
User Review:
Good exploration of the nature of religion
, rated: 8/10
While some may see this movie as having a not so subtle undertone of
'the greatness of Christianity', I saw it as an interesting exploration
of religion itself. The characters in this movie all differ in their
religious views, allowing you to identify with them based on your own
religious persuasion. There is the fanatic, the believer, the non
believer, the good, the bad, the in between etc.
The plot itself helps this journey, as the characters move from one
setting to a vastly different one, all the while suffering the same
basic experiences. Their initial motivations, in addition to their
reactions to these experiences, all differ along the lines of their
beliefs, and help either strengthen or weaken those beliefs. This movie
shows quite well, that people's attitudes to religion have not changed
in hundreds of years. God is still used to explain things we do not
understand, and fear and "miracles" are still used to recruit and keep
believers.
Human behaviour also has not changed much. Even faced with the 'black
death', one of the worst pandemics in human history, people still found
reason to divide and fight amongst themselves assigning blame and
punishment rather than band together. The way these themes fit in so
appropriately with the medieval setting, makes it all the more
surprising that they can still be applied in today's world. All in all,
a good movie for open minded people because although the film explores
these themes, it makes no conclusion. That is left to the audience to
determine who was right, who was justified and who was wrong; who was
good and who was evil.
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