Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.
Director: Ridley Scott
Writer: William Monahan
Stars: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson
Storyline
It is the time of the Crusades during the Middle Ages - the world
shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East. A blacksmith
named Balian has lost his family and nearly his faith. The religious
wars raging in the far-off Holy Land seem remote to him, yet he is
pulled into that immense drama. Amid the pageantry and intrigues of
medieval Jerusalem he falls in love, grows into a leader, and ultimately
uses all his courage and skill to defend the city against staggering
odds. Destiny comes seeking Balian in the form of a great knight,
Godfrey of Ibelin, a Crusader briefly home to France from fighting in
the East. Revealing himself as Balian's father, Godfrey shows him the
true meaning of knighthood and takes him on a journey across continents
to the fabled Holy City. In Jerusalem at that moment--between the Second
and Third Crusades--a fragile peace prevails, through the efforts of
its enlightened Christian king, Baldwin IV, aided by his advisor
Tiberias, and the military ...
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