Ridley Scott’s thoughtful historical epic follows Balian (Orlando Bloom) as he questions his faith on the road to Jerusalem to join the Crusades.
Bloom plays a village blacksmith and the illegitimate son of Godfrey de Ibelin (Liam Neeson), a Crusader knight returned from the Holy Land who wishes to show his son that the ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ is for all men – not just Christians.
A strong supporting cast and excellent cinematography ensure this adventure yarn has more to say than the script allows – filmed as it was at the height of the Bush/Blair Middle East military excesses. In English and Arabic, Latin and Italian with English subtitles.
Kingdom of Heaven – Thursday 9.00pm on FilmFour.
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