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. — (C) Magnolia Releasing

My thoughts

This is a movie absolutely worth watching. I am very disappointed that I did not see this in the theatre. After seeing this movie I would have wanted to support director Christopher Smith’s vision of screenplay writer Dario Poloni’s story.

The cast of Black Death Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, Kimberley Nixon, Daniel Steiner, Tobias Kasimirowicz, Emun Elliott, Johnny Harris, Andy Nyman, Tygo Gernandt, John Lynch and everyone else really made this film so excellent.

I recommend this movie to anyone both religious and agnostic alike.

I rate Black Death 4.5/5

• Directed by: Christopher Smith
• Year released: 2010
• Actors: Eddie Redmayne, Sean Bean and Carice van Houten
• Writers: Dario Poloni
• IMDB link: View it on IMDB