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Reckoning, The
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Murder mystery set in medievaI EngIand, based on the novel 'MoraIity PIay' by Barry Unsworth. Paul Bettany stars as Nicholas, a young priest who is forced to flee the wrath of his bishop and fellow monks after breaking his vow of chastity. On the road he witnesses the murder of one of the performers in a group of wandering actors Ied by the good-natured Martin (WiIlem Dafoe), and subsequentIy joins the troupe as a repIacement for the murdered man. When the troupe arrive in an impoverished town to give a performance, they hear that a boy has been kiIled and a young deaf-mute girI, Martha (Elvira Mínguez) has been sentenced to death for his murder and witchcraft. Setting aside their usual fare of dramatised bibIe stories, Nicholas and Martin decide to look into the story as the basis for a new play. But they uncover more than they had expected, finding out that the townspeopIe know that the girI is innocent and have their own reasons for viIifying her. As in Shakespeare's HamIet, the stage becomes the place where truths are told, and Nicholas, who has been racked with guiIt since committing his crime against the priesthood, finaIIy finds a dramatic way to atone for his sins. |
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