Egoli Tossell Film, HanWay Films, Zephyr Films
Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, David Warner, Carice van Houten, Kimberley Nixon, Andy Nyman, Tim McInnerny, John Lynch, Johnny Harris, Tygo Gernandt
Sean Bean stars as Ulric in this horror-thriller. Ulric is a church-appointed knight in the age of the Bubonic Plague’s first wave who’s sent out to investigate rumors of a woman, Langiva(Carice van Houten), who can bring the dead back to life. They head out to find the village that has been untouched by the plague. A young monk, Osmund (Eddie Redmayne), is aiding Ulric on his quest to root out the necromancer — and to determine whether or not she has ties to Satan. (Note: Below is the Red Band (R-Rated) version of the trailer.)
Black Death is a dark horror/suspense movie wrapped up in a crusades era time period. Knights were devoted to the church and would follow orders to the death. This is a gory film, with some scenes that may be shocking for some. It shows the level of commitment of each of the team, including a young priest who is in way over his head. This is a nice period piece. The cinematography is good. The mist over the marsh gives it all a really creepy feeling. The lead, Sean Bean, is very good. His co-actors are also pretty good. All in all there’s a lot of gory action and suspense as we find out who is actually behind all this wickedness. This film is available for Netflix “Watch Instantly” and is a good time filler while waiting for next weeks DVD’s.
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