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"SEASON OF THE WITCH"
(2011) (Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman) (PG-13)


At-A-Glace Content Summary

Alcohol/Drugs Mild
Blood/Gross Stuff Extreme
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude  Extreme
Frightening/Tense Scenes Heavy
Gun/Weapons Extreme
Imitative Behavior Heavy
Jump Scenes Heavy
Music (Scary/Tense)  Extreme
Music (Inappropriate) None
Profanity Mild
Sex/Nudity Moderate
Smoking None
Tense Family Scenes Heavy
Topics to Talk About Heavy
Violence Extreme


QUICK TAKE:
Supernatural Action/Drama: After leaving the Crusades, two knights are captured as deserters and then agree to transport a suspected witch to a monastery for her trial, all in exchange for their freedom.
PLOT:
Behmen (NICOLAS CAGE) and Felson (RON PERLMAN) are knights who've fought for the Church in the Crusades for decades. But when they realize that women and children are also being killed in the name of God, they won't accept that anymore and go AWOL. A month later, after traveling across the lands, they discover that the plague has ravaged the region.

They're eventually captured and then reluctantly agree to transport a young woman, Anna (CLAIRE FOY), across a vast distance to a hearing conducted by monks, all in exchange for their freedom. Anna is believed to be a witch by the afflicted cardinal (CHRISTOPHER LEE) as well as a priest, Debelzaq (STEPHEN CAMPBELL MOORE), and they believe the plague is her doing.

Behmen doesn't believe that, but agrees to transport her. They're accompanied by Felson and Debelzag, as well as a local swindler, Hagamar (STEPHEN GRAHAM), who will serve as their guide, while Eckhart (ULRICH THOMSEN), a knight who's lost his family to the plague, will serve as their extra protection. The last participant they weren't expecting to join them is Kay (ROBERT SHEEHAN), an altar boy who wants to become a knight.

As they make their way on their arduous journey, strange occurrences and violent deaths soon lead some of them to believe that Anna might indeed be a witch, a question that will be resolved once they reach their destination.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
If they're into medieval-set films, are intrigued by the supernatural-based material and/or are fans of someone in the cast, they might show some interest.
WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13
For thematic elements, violence and disturbing content.


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