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On their journey, Godfrey is mortally wounded, but he manages to knight his son and make him swear an oath to serve the King of Jerusalem. With the aide of the Hospitaler, Balian proceeds to do just that. Eventually arriving in the Holy Land, Balian meets the king's alluring sister Sibylla (EVA GREEN) and her conniving husband from a prearranged marriage, Guy de Lusignan (MARTON CSOKAS). Since King Baldwin IV (EDWARD NORTON) is dying from leprosy and wears a metal mask to hide his facial deformities, Guy is gunning for the throne, much to the dismay of the King and his right-hand man, Tiberias (JEREMY IRONS).
It doesn't help that Guy is a member of the Knights Templar, and that he and his racist co-conspirator Reynald (BRENDAN GLEESON) don't like the uneasy truce that Baldwin has made with Muslim leader Saladin (GHASSAN MASSOUD). Despite being severely outnumbered by the Muslim army, the two and their followers want to undermine the tenuous relationship, going against the King and Balian's quest to allow pilgrims of all faiths to visit the city. From that point on, and as Guy makes his move, Balian must do what he can to protect the people under his care.
A few colorful phrases are present, but there's no profanity. Some non-explicit, sexually related dialogue is uttered, while a woman has an affair with another man (and there's a brief and partially seen sex scene with kissing, heavy breathing and moving onto a bed). Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, while a few drink and some must deal with deaths in their families.
Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, there are some flashes of lightning during a bad storm at sea, while some torches flicker in a later scene and thus cause flashes of light.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, some camera shots zip around, thus potentially causing that reaction in some viewers.
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(2005) (Orlando Bloom, Marton Csokas) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Mild
Extreme
Extreme
Moderate
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Mild
None
Moderate
None.
None.
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
None
Moderate
Moderate
Extreme
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Reviewed May 2, 2005 / Posted May 6, 2005
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