There is talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to raise the dead. Set during the time of the first outbreak of bubonic plague in england, a young monk is given the task of learning the truth about reports of people being brought back to life in a small. Black death soundtrack 2010 movie soundtracks for sale. Black death 2011 during the time of the bubonic plague in 14thcentury england, young monk osmund eddie redmayne is recruited by the knight ulric sean bean to lead a group of soldiers. As the plague decimates medieval europe, rumors circulate of a village immune from the plague. Black death, pandemic that ravaged europe between 47 and 51, taking a proportionately greater toll of life than any other known epidemic or war up to that time. Released march 11th, 2011, black death stars sean bean, eddie redmayne, carice van houten, kimberley nixon the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 42 min, and received a score of 71 out of 100. Black death to be distributed by magnet releasing oct 20, 2010. A naive monk is sent to accompany a band of mercenaries to the village to determine.
Black death achieves its goal of reproducing a medieval europe awash with rats, filth and rotting corpses and men of violence ready to rip apart the. It stars sean bean, eddie redmayne, and carice van houten. Black death official movie site starring sean bean, eddie. Watch black death 2011 full movie free online streaming. In conclusion the turning black death into an action movie might have worked. As the plague decimates medieval europe, rumours circulate of a village immune from the plague. The catholic church hires a band of men to investigate a town, supposedly led by a witch who has made a pact with the devil so the town can avoid the plague. As an enforcer of the churchs will, wolfstan is one of a group who roots out and hunts down all traces of infidelity and sacrileges. Frightened, many people blame witches or their own sins. The black death was a devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck europe and asia in the mid0s. Black death soundtrack from 2011, composed by christian henson. Black death begins with a voiceover from wolfstan john lynch, a soldier in the employ of the church in th century england. Sean bean lord of the rings, eddie redmayne, carice van houten, david warner, kimberley nixon. Black death was the most fatal pandemic in human history which was introduced in the 0s and led to the death of as many as 200 million people.
As the plague decimates all in its path, fear and superstition are rife. Black death definitely isnt a rollicking, bloody good time, but it is a haunting study in the capacity for cruelty in people when theyre scared, and the lingering effects that cruelty can have. When a dysfunctional clan reuintes to mourn the passing of the family patriarch, a respectful funeral quickly turns into an allout fiasco marked by bitter resentment, blackmail attempts, and scandalous revelations. Released by moviescore media in 2010 mms10011 containing music from black death 2011. It could not be much more true to its name, which is quite possibly the bleakest title a film can be given, while it feels genuine to its period backdrop. Top 15 history ancient medievel movies you have to watch hd duration.
In this apocalyptic environment, the church is losing its grip on. There are rumors of a village hidden in marshland that the plague cannot reach. Theres been some controversy over 2010s black death. However, it ended up running out of plot and then ripped off other films. This movie is set in a time when the bubonic plague was running rampant.
He is a humble monk in the opening events of the film during the triumph of the black death and osmund is in love with averill, a young woman who had sought shelter in his abbey. Fear pushes people to do anything that they believe will keep them safe. A fearsome knight joined by a cohort of soldiers and a young monk are charged by the church to investigate. In a time of plague, a knight and his savage crew investigate rumors of witchcraft in a journey that will put their faith to the ultimate test. Everyone is hunting witches, not just the church as they all did before the plague and long after it. Instead, i got so much more out of this movie than i expected. Either its message is too deep or its just ambiguous. It focuses on a monk who has been given the task of trying to find out more about how the plague is spread as well as mysterious instances of people being brought back to life in a small village in england. It stars sean bean, eddie redmayne, and carice van houten despite not being credited as a writer, smith made very significant changes in the second half of the script, including a new ending. Black death r 102 min drama, horror, action, thriller, mystery 7 june 2010. As the bubonic plague sweeps across medieval britain, one isolated community seems to be completely unaffected. Black death definition, cause, symptoms, effects, death. The film has been interpreted in every which way by christians, pagans, religionists, agnostics and atheists.
All the scenes of black death were shot in chronological order, a rare. Black death should be burned at the stake film the guardian. Osmund, a novice in a monastery, volunteers to guide knight ulric and his men to investigate a village which has suspiciously. Black death soundtrack cd details and availability. Set in th century england at a time when the country was ravaged by the bubonic plague, this is an entertainingly gruesome hackandslash gorefest with an intelligent but never pretentious political subtext.
Set during the time of the first outbreak of bubonic plague in england, a young monk is given the task of learning the truth about reports of people being brought back to life in a small village. The movie with the same name is based on the same theme. In an age of darkness one man will face the ultimate battle against evil as the plague decimates medieval europe, rumors circulate of a village immune from the plague. As the black death decimates all in its path, fear and superstition are rife. Black death in siena, exemplified such sentiments in his writing. Gallery of 22 movie poster and cover images for black death 2010. If you like black death you are looking for gothic, bleak and rough movies about with monk, plague, medieval, danger, obsessive quest, village and dealing with death themes of action, drama and history genre shot in germany or uk. The black death and the future of medicine sarah frances vanneste wayne state university. Sean bean and eddie redmayne star in this medieval period piece about vigilante monks trying to eradicate paganism. Europe has fallen under the shadow of the black death. Black death 2011 stream and watch online moviefone. I was agnostic about horror director chris smiths first film, creep, but this has an insistent, dour darkness and narrative energy that is very watchable indeed.
Black death is a 2010 movie from christopher smith director of creep 2004, severance and triangle, starring sean bean, eddie redmayne and carice van houten in 48, the bubonic plague sweeps through england. The black death is widely thought to have been the result of plague, caused by infection with the bacterium yersinia pestis. Black death moartea neagra 2010 film online subtitrat. Its appropriately grim look and feel, together with solid performances and setpieces.
If anything this film just served the sean bean dying meme as he is dispatched to the sweet hereafter but not without infecting the villagers with the plague. Black death is a hidden gem, as others have put it, and far from the hollywood slop it so sharply contrasts. Black death is an action, adventure, drama film directed by christopher smith and written by dario poloni. It is a study of the human psyche and how it is affected due to religion and the general ignorance of a population in 48. Osmund is the main protagonist turned secondary antagonist of the horror movie black death starring sean bean and he is played by eddie redmayne. This medieval thriller is cleverly shot and edited to crank up quite a bit of tension, even as the overthetop grisliness and wacky religious overtones make it nothing much more than a cheap thrill.
Black death 2010 starring sean bean, eddie redmayne director christopher smith streaming platform vudu movies on pandemics. Black death is a 2010 germanbritish action horror film directed by christopher smith from an original screenplay by dario poloni. The black death uk 2010, us 2011 in a time of plague there are no winners, everyone looses. With eddie redmayne, sean bean, carice van houten, kimberley nixon. Black death is the feel bad movie of the year, a film with an unrelentingly bleak view of humankinds barbaric nature and the notion that, no matter what your creed, violence only ever begets more.
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