| SYNOPSIS:
It
is the year 1215 and England is on the brink of a bloody Civil
War. The Magna Carta, a landmark contract between the King
and his subjects, upholds the rights of the people of England
and promises to bestow a fragile peace on the kingdom. Yet,
barely four months since putting his royal seal to the charter,
the sly and deceitful King John is about to go back on his
word. By amassing a powerful mercenary army on the South Coast
, King John plans to destroy all those who signed the legendary
charter, and once again seize absolute control of the country.
But
all is not yet lost. Hearing news of their despised ruler's
intentions, Marshall, a Templar Knight and veteran of the
ferocious Crusade to the Holy Land, hastily assembles a grizzled
band of noble barons prepared to hole up inside the virtually
impenetrable walls of Rochester Castle in order to protect
the people's rights that they had already fought so hard to
secure.
Rochester
is a strong fortress defending the only passage through hostile
terrain. Through this passage the King must pass if he is
to seize control of his kingdom, so it is not long before
he and his blood-thirsty loyalist army mass at the gates of
the Castle, fully prepared to slaughter anyone who stands
in their way.
As
wave after wave of the King's soldiers relentlessly attack
the crumbling walls of their fortress, Marshall and his men
must rely on both their superior swordsmanship and the mighty
Rochester Castle itself against this vast and unyielding enemy.
Driven by the passion of the beautiful and feisty Isabel,
the Lady of the castle, the men somehow have to muster enough
resolute determination to defend their freedom, defeat the
forces of an oppressive King and bring justice to the people
of England …
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1233301/
CAST:
James Purefoy, Paul Giamatti, Mackenzie Crook, Derek Jacobi, Brian Cox, Kate Mara, Charles Dance
DIRECTOR:
Jonathan English (Minotour)
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