Anazapta (2002)

In 1348, with the horrors of the Black Death haunting Europe, English soldiers return home from war with a French nobleman as hostage. When people in their home village soon after begin to ... See full summary »

Director:

Alberto Sciamma

Writers:

Harriet Sand, Alberto Sciamma

Stars:

Lena Headey, David La Haye, Jason Flemyng

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lena Headey	...	Lady Matilda Mellerby
David La Haye	...	Jacques de Saint Amant
Jason Flemyng	...	Nicholas
Christopher Fairbank	...	Steward
Anthony O'Donnell	...	Randall
Jeff Nuttall	...	Priest
Ralph Riach	...	Physician
Stevan Rimkus	...	Pecok
Hayley Carmichael	...	Agnes
Ian McNeice	...	Bishop
Jon Finch	...	Sir Walter de Mellerby
Elizabeth Marmur	...	Joan
Scarlett Sherrington	...	Amy
Rocky Taylor	...	Compte de Fugiere
Craig Russell	...	Thomas Bassett

Storyline

In 1348, with the horrors of the Black Death haunting Europe, English soldiers return home from war with a French nobleman as hostage. When people in their home village soon after begin to die, it is believed that the Black Death has struck once more. However, there are other dark reasons behind the sudden deaths.

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Plot Keywords:

black death | 1300s | hundred years war | england | vengeance | 

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Taglines:

I will destroy everything that protects you.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der schwarze Tod

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beyond Films, Enterprise Films, Great British Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was on the shelf for three years before be finally released in 2004.

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Goofs

One scene shows a dog chewing on the end of a bone. The end of this bone was clean-cut. Clean-cut bones do not occur until the 1900s, when mechanization makes it possible to precisely cut the tiny teeth on bone saw and hack saw blades, which are the only tools which can cut bone in such a neat way.

User Reviews

A Surprising Good Movie

I was curious about this movie, since the Brazilian DVD has a great mistake on the cover: makes reference to the year 1838 and the black plague. Being a fan and collector of movies, I decided to watch this movie of a story in the Middle Ages. And I found a surprisingly good, amoral and violent movie. The story actually takes place in 1328, and the first positive point to call my attention was the image of the Middle Ages town and inhabitants: poor and ignorant people, with dirty clothes, spoiled teeth, living in a dirty and muddy village. Therefore, a vision totally different from those showed in Hollywood movies, with fancy castles and villages with beautiful people. Second, it is a story of lust and revenge, very amoral and violent. The script presents the story in such a way that the viewer becomes aware of the situation at the same time as Matilda (Lena Headley), the main character. Indeed a good movie and fans of movies of Middle Ages will not be disappointed. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Anazapta"