Black Death
BLACK DEATH “has an insistent, dour darkness and narrative energy that is very watchable indeed. [Four stars]”
Black Death
The year is 1348. Europe has fallen under the shadow of the Black Death. As the plague decimates all in its path, fear and superstition are rife. In this apocalyptic environment, the church is losing its grip on the people. There are rumors of a village, hidden in marshland that the plague cannot reach. There is even talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to bring the dead back to life. Ulric (Sean Bean), a fearsome knight, is charged by the church to investigate these rumors. He enlists the guidance of a novice monk, Osmund (Eddie Redmayne) to lead him and his band of mercenary soldiers to the marshland, but Osmund has other motives for leaving his monastery. Their journey to the village and events that unfold take them into the heart of darkness and to horrors that will put Osmund’s faith in himself and his love for God to the ultimate test.
Official Selection
2010 L.A. Screamfest – Closing Night Film
“I was agnostic about horror director Chris Smith's first film, Creep, but this has an insistent, dour darkness and narrative energy that is very watchable indeed.” (Peter Bradshaw, Guardian)
Official Selection
2010 L.A. Screamfest – Closing Night Film
“I was agnostic about horror director Chris Smith's first film, Creep, but this has an insistent, dour darkness and narrative energy that is very watchable indeed.” (Peter Bradshaw, Guardian)
Genre
Action/Adventure,
Drama
Web Site
Runtime
102
Language
English
Director
Christopher Smith
Cast
Eddie Redmayne,
Sean Bean
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