In Messina, Godfrey, on the brink of death, knights Balian and orders him to serve the King of Jerusalem and protect the helpless.
Godfrey himself is wounded by an arrow and, though he is not killed outright, it becomes clear as their journey continues that he will soon die. Godfrey refuses to hand him over and, though they win the ensuing fight, most of Godfrey's band is killed.
Godfrey teaches Balian in basic of swordplay before soldiers ostensibly try to arrest Balian. Balian then rides off to meet with the crusaders.īalian soon find's Baron of Godfrey and his crusaders in which they decide to take him in. The corrupt town priest soon resorts to reveal that Balian is no longer needed at the village, seeing his wife's cross on the priest - Balian takes revenge by killing the town priest. Balian quickly refuses and, after resupplying and resting, the crusaders ride on. Godfrey, having learned of Balian's recent losses, attempts to persuade Balian to join him as they travel to Jerusalem, in the hope he will eventually take his place as Godfrey's heir. A group of Crusaders arrive at the small village and one of them approaches Balian, introducing himself as his out-of-wedlock father, Baron Godfrey of Ibelin (Liam Neeson). In a remote village in France in 1184, Balian (Orlando Bloom), a blacksmith, is haunted by his wife's (Nathalie Cox) recent suicide, following the stillbirth of their child. Spoiler warning: The following contains plot details about Filming also took place in Spain, at the Loarre Castle, Segovia, Ávila, Palma del Río and Casa de Pilatos in Sevilla. A replica of the ancient city of Jerusalem was constructed in the desert. Most filming took place in Ouarzazate in Morocco, where Scott had filmed Gladiator and Black Hawk Down. Hamid Dabashi, a professor who specializes in a number of fields including Iranian and Islamic Studies as well as Comparative Literature at Columbia University, was the film's chief academic consultant regarding the Crusades. The film script is a heavily fictionalized portrayal of Balian of Ibelin. A French village blacksmith goes to aid the city of Jerusalem in its defense against the Muslim leader Saladin, who is battling to reclaim the city from the Christians. The story is set during the Crusades of the 12th century. It stars Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Marton Csokas, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McKidd, Alexander Siddig, Ghassan Massoud, Edward Norton, Jon Finch, Michael Sheen and Liam Neeson. Production Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic historical drama film, directed by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan.
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