Directed by:
Paul McGuiganScreenplay:
Mark MillsCinematography:
Milan Peter SovaCast:
Paul Bettany, Willem Dafoe, Brian Cox, Tom Hardy, Gina McKee, Ewen Bremner, James Cosmo, Vincent Cassel, Luke de Woolfson, Simon Pegg, Elvira Mínguez (more)Plots(1)
Set in 14th century England, THE RECKONING focuses on Nicholas (Bettany), a young priest who has broken his vow of chastity and in turn becomes a fugitive, escaping from his fellow monks and their judgment. Posing as an actor in a traveling acting troupe, Nicholas, along with the actors, discovers that a young woman convicted of killing a boy is actually innocent and the troupe sets out to prove her innocence by incorporating the crime into their plays. (official distributor synopsis)
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Morals, morals, morals... The best celluloid existential detective movie that skillfully combines the best of Dürrenmatt, Eco, Stoppard and Shakespeare. All in a wonderfully grim, snowy atmosphere in the dark Middle Ages. I simply must get my hands on the book by Unsworth. And that’s about all that need be said about this gem.
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