 The Kingdom of Heaven
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Jeremy Irons, Eva Green, Marton Csokas, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Screenplay by: William Monahan
Release Date: May 6th, 2005
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and epic warfare.
Studio: 20th Century Fox
 Domestic: $47,398,413 (22.4%)
Foreign: $164,253,638 (77.6%)
Total: $211,652,051 (Worldwide)
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 Set in the 12th century, the film focuses on a young blacksmith who becomes a knight and helps defend Jerusalem against the Crusaders. There is also a love story, as the young knight falls in love with a princess.
Orlando Bloom stars as Balian, a blacksmith who has lost his family and nearly lost his faith. The religious wars raging in the far-off Holy Land seem remote to him, yet he is pulled into that immense drama. Amid the pageantry and intrigues of medieval Jerusalem he falls in love, grows into a leader, and ultimately uses all his courage and skill to defend the city against staggering odds.
Director Ridley Scott is the master of epic cinematic storytelling with a deeply personal core, as he has shown in films like Gladiator, Blade Runner, and Black Hawk Down. In Kingdom of Heaven he now turns to the Crusades -- that world-shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East -- to frame the tale of a young Frenchman who discovers his destiny as a knight, then lives out what that glorious title.
Orlando Bloom stars as Balian, a blacksmith who has lost his family and nearly lost his faith. The religious wars raging in the far-off Holy Land seem remote to him, yet he is pulled into that immense drama. Amid the pageantry and intrigues of medieval Jerusalem he falls in love, grows into a leader, and ultimately uses all his courage and skill to defend the city against staggering odds.
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