BLACK DEATH
synopsis
Medieval England has fallen under the shadow of the Black Death. In this apocalyptic world filled with fear and superstition, a fearsome knight, and his band of mercenaries seek out a young monk, Osmund, to lead them through the black marshes. Their quest is to hunt down a necromancer, Langiva, rumoured to be able to breathe life into the dead. But after Langiva reveals her true Satanic identity and offers Osmund his heart's desire, the horror of his real journey begins…
international title: | Black Death |
original title: | Black Death |
country: | United Kingdom, Germany |
sales agent: | HanWay Films |
year: | 2010 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Christopher Smith |
release date: | UK 10/06/2010 |
screenplay: | Dario Poloni |
cast: | Sean Bean, Carice van Houten, Eddie Redmayne, David Warner, Kimberley Nixon, Andy Nyman, John Lynch, Tim McInnerny, Johnny Harris, Emun Elliott |
cinematography by: | Sebastian Edschmid |
film editing: | Stuart Gazzard |
art director: | John Frankish |
costumes designer: | Petra Wellenstein |
music: | Christian Henson |
producer: | Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae, Jens Meurer, Phil Robertson |
production: | Egoli Tossell Film |
backing: | Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, German Federal Film Fund (DFFF), ImpulsMedien Sachsen-Anhalt, FilmLand Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
distributor: | Revolver Entertainment |