The Reckoning
The truth shall come to light
In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors now stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover a mystery.
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Studio: Renaissance Films, M.D.A. Films S.L., KanZaman Productions
- Keyword: based on novel or book, england, hope, village, bible, murder, priest, fugitive, period drama, justice, death, witchcraft, evil, medieval, theatrical troupe, 14th century, actor, 1380s, rigor mortis, mortal sin
- Cast: Paul Bettany, Willem Dafoe, Tom Hardy, Brian Cox, Simon McBurney, Luke de Woolfson