The read
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors now stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover a mystery.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes38%
Metacritic49/100
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
126 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark MillsScreenplay
- Paul McGuiganDirector
- Adrian LeeOriginal Music Composer
- Mark MancinaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul BettanyNicholas
- Willem DafoeMartin
- Tom HardyStraw
- Brian CoxTobias
- Simon McBurneyStephen
- Luke de WoolfsonDaniel
- Gina McKeeSarah
- Vincent CasselLord De Guise
- Ewen BremnerSimon Damian
- Mark BentonSheriff
- Elvira MínguezMartha
- Stuart WellsSpringer
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookenglandhopevillagebiblemurderpriestfugitiveperiod dramajusticedeathwitchcraft