Ironclad: Battle for Blood (2014)

A survivor of the Great Siege of Rochester Castle fights to save his clan from Celtic raiders. A sequel to the 2011 film, "Ironclad."

Director:

Jonathan English

Writers:

Stephen McDool, Jonathan English

Stars:

Tom Rhys Harries, Michelle Fairley, Roxanne McKee

Cast

Credited cast:
Tom Rhys Harries	...	Hubert
Michelle Fairley	...	Joan De Vesci
Roxanne McKee	...	Blanche
Rosie Day	...	Kate
Danny Webb	...	Mr. Smith
Tom Austen	...	Guy the Squire
David Rintoul	...	Gilbert De Vesci
David Caves	...	Berenger
Predrag Bjelac	...	Maddog
Andy Beckwith	...	Pierrepoint
Dragana Atlija	...	Shiba
Ana Sakic	...	Greta
Ljubomir Bulajic	...	Ewan
Twinnie Lee Moore	...	Crazy Mary
Zorana Becic	...	Vyla

Storyline

Gathered together by young Hubert (Tom Rhys Harries), a small band of hired swords gather inside his families castle intent on holding off evil Celtic Tribesmen hell-bent on revenge for the death of their leaders' son: a young mercenary named Guy (Tom Austen) whose soul is wracked with guilt over the atrocities he has committed during the days and years after the great battle of Rochester Castle and his burgeoning feelings for Kate, his cousin (Roxanne McKee), ; battle-hardened mercenaries such as Berenger (David Caves), who fight not for God and country for money and bloodlust.

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Plot Keywords:

stabbed in the stomach | castle | mercenary | battle | sword | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | History | War

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Movie opens with Italian recap left off from Ironclad (2011). Roughly translated: Five years after the siege of Rochester Castle and the sedition of the rebellion against the King. The England is at peace, but to the country's contentions they raging conflicts. The Scottish clans, the loss of their lands and the race, they attack English castles and villages places on the borders. Without being able to rely on the help from the Crown, the English lords are left alone to defend their possessions and must avail themselves of the aid of every man to be found, even the weak, the humble and how many are willing to fight for little change.

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Goofs

In the epilogue, Hubert states that his cousin Guy later went on to fight in the Hundred Years War. This would not have been possible because the film is set in the year 1221, but the Hundred Years War took place between 1337 and 1453. Guy could not have taken part in those wars unless he lived to be over 140. In addition, the term Hundred Years War was first used by 19th century historians.

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Quotes

Pierrepoint: [During a lull in battle] You and your friend, it's good to see people happy at their work.
Guy the Squire: We've had a lot of practice.

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Connections

Follows Ironclad (2011)

User Reviews

Ironclad 2

I purchased this on Blu-ray the other day. Watched it the first time round with friends (after a few drinks I have to say) and didn't enjoy it. I found the camera shots not great and the plot pointless.

However, after being a big fan of the 1st Ironclad, I gave number 2 a 2nd chance (no pun intended lol). Watching it the 2nd time round I enjoyed it a lot more than the first. Some dates mentioned were not accurate & many of the CGI scenes poor (as to be expected as number 2 did not have the budget number 1 had, hence it not being at the cinema, but going straight to DVD/Blu-ray), but overall not too bad as modern day medieval movies go.

6/10

Details

Country:

UK Serbia

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 July 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ironclad 2: Battle for Blood

Filming Locations:

Belgrade, Serbia

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$115,791

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mythic International Entertainment, International Pictures One, Gloucester Place Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1