Black Death (2010)

Release date: 2010-06-11
Country: Germany|UK
Language: English|Latin
Director: Christopher Smith
Production Co: Egoli Tossell Film, HanWay Films, Zephyr Films
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Horror, Mystery
Rating: 6.4/10
Length: 1h 42min

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.

Plot Keywords

middle ages, public execution, female villain, marsh, monk, drugged, sword fight, burned at the stake, torture chamber, execution, false accusation, screaming in pain, revenge, arm ripped off, bodily dismemberment, female psychopath, village, forest, england, plague

Short Review

"Going medieval" on your enemies isn't just a figure of speech in Christopher Smith's stylish spatter-horror exercise, which uses desperation-fueled religious fervor to interrogate the intersection of fear and faith.