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 comprising Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Ghassan Massoud, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Edward Norton, Marton Csokas, Liam Neeson, Michael Sheen, Velibor Topić and Alexander Siddig.
Plot
In medieval France, Balian, a blacksmith who is haunted by his wife's recent suicide after the death of their unborn child, meets a group of Crusaders who visit his village. 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 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 Godfrey is struck by an arrow. Reaching Messina, they have a contentious encounter with Guy de Lusignan, a prospective future king of Jerusalem who intends to break the fragile alliance between the Crusader states and Sultan Saladin with help from the brutal anti-Muslim Templar Knights. A night before the departure, Godfrey knights Balian and orders him to protect the helpless before succumbing to his arrow wound.
Awards
Cast
- Alexander Siddig
- Angus Wright
- Bill Paterson
- Brendan Gleeson
- Bronson Webb
- David Thewlis
- Edward Norton
- 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