Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. It features an ensemble cast including Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Marton Csokas, and Liam Neeson.
Plot
In medieval France, Crusaders visit the village of Balian, a blacksmith haunted by his wife's recent suicide after a miscarriage. Their leader introduces himself as Balian's father, Baron Godfrey, and asks him to return with him to the Holy Land, but Balian declines. Later that night, Balian kills his half-brother, the greedy and immoral town priest, after discovering that he ordered Balian's wife's body beheaded before burial. The next day, Balian joins his father's group, hoping to gain salvation for himself and his wife in Jerusalem. They are soon confronted by soldiers sent to arrest Balian, during which many are killed, and an arrow strikes Godfrey. Reaching Messina, they have a contentious encounter with Guy de Lusignan, a prospective future king of Jerusalem who intends to break the fragile treaty between the Crusader states and Sultan Saladin with help from the brutal anti-Muslim Templar Knights. A night before the departure, Godfrey knights Balian, anoints him the new Baron of Ibelin and orders him to protect the helpless before dying of his arrow wound.
Awards
Cast
- Alexander Siddig
- Angus Wright
- Bill Paterson
- Brendan Gleeson
- Bronson Webb
- David Thewlis
- Edward Norton
- Emilio Doorgasingh
- Eriq Ebouaney
- Eva Green
- Ghassan Massoud
- Giannina Facio
- Iain Glen
- Jeremy Irons
- Jon Finch
- Jouko Ahola
- Karim Saleh
- Kevin McKidd
- Khaled El Nabawy
- Liam Neeson
- Martin Hancock
- Marton Csokas
- Michael Shaeffer
- Michael Sheen
- Nathalie Cox
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Orlando Bloom
- Philip Glenister
- Robert Pugh
- Steven Robertson
- Tim Barlow
- Ulrich Thomsen
- Velibor Topic