The Reckoning

The Reckoning (2003)

R 04 Jun 2004 • Crime, Drama, Mystery • 1h 52m
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In 14th-century England, a young monk breaks his vow of chastity and flees the wrath of his bishop and fellow monks. A fugitive priest, he then witnesses the murder of a traveling performer--and subsequently, the mourning of actor by his fellow troupe members. He eventually becomes initiated into the troupe as a player, replacing the murdered man. They travel from town to town performing their standard morality play. They arrive in a town where a boy has been killed and a young deaf-mute girl has been imprisoned for the crime--sentenced to death for witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover that the townspeople know the young woman did not, in fact, commit the murder. The stage becomes a place where vital human truth is told. Thus, simultaneously, the fugitive priest comes to terms with his own crime and makes a powerful sacrifice, thereby redeeming himself.

Paul McGuigan
Director
Barry Unsworth, Mark Mills
Writer
Willem Dafoe, Paul Bettany, Marián Aguilera
Starring

Language: English, Latin
Awards: 2 nominations total
Country: United Kingdom, Spain
Metacritic Score: 49
DVD Release Date:
Box Office Total: $257,252

6.4

IMDb (6503 votes)
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