Director Christopher Smith‘s (Triangle, Severance) film, Black Death, was released in the UK several months ago to generally positive reviews, now it’s ramping up the publicity with a new red band trailer and a gloomy-looking poster telling us to “repent”, in readiness for its US theater opening next March 11 . [/Film]
Starring Sean Bean, the story follows a knight during the years of the black plague, who must uncover the truth about a village that remains untouched by the disease. Rumour has it the place is looked after by a necromancer who can resurrect the dead. Check out the full synopsis below:
The year is 1348. Europe has fallen under the shadow of the Black Death. As the plague decimates all in its path, fear and superstition are rife. In this apocalyptic environment, the church is losing its grip on the people. There are rumors of a village, hidden in marshland that the plague cannot reach. There is even talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to bring the dead back to life. Ulric (Sean Bean), a fearsome knight, is charged by the church to investigate these rumors. He enlists the guidance of a novice monk, Osmund (Eddie Redmayne) to lead him and his band of mercenary soldiers to the marshland, but Osmund has other motives for leaving his monastery. Their journey to the village and events that unfold take them into the heart of darkness and to horrors that will put Osmund’s faith in himself and his love for God to the ultimate test.
The trailer and poster are below – do you think Black Death will be worth a watch?
