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Black Death

2010 · 102 min

A grim, oppressive journey into medieval darkness that weighs heavily on faith and morality, with moments of shocking brutality.

Tagline
In an age of darkness, one man will face the ultimate battle against evil.
Overview
As the plague decimates medieval Europe, rumours circulate of a village immune from the plague. There is talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to raise the dead. A fearsome knight joined by a cohort of soldiers and a young monk are charged by the church to investigate. Their journey is filled with danger, but it's upon entering the village that their true horror begins.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • grief
  • obsession
  • violence
  • deception
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror6
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, history, horror
Directed by
Christopher Smith
Written by
Dario Poloni
Starring
Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, Carice van Houten, Kimberley Nixon, John Lynch, Tim McInnerny, Andy Nyman, Daniel Steiner
Music
Christian Henson
Cinematography
Sebastian Edschmid
Runtime
102 min
Country
United Kingdom, Germany
Languages
English, Latin

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