4.8
Quicksand
2003
Shadow of the Sword (2005)
May 12, 20051h 55mEN
5.8
32 votes
Overview
Central Europe, early 16th century: two childhood friends, Martin & Georg, find themselves on rival sides of a religious war with both of them struggling to do the right thing.
Director
Simon AebyWriters
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Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$8.5M
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Eurofilm StúdióSamsa FilmFilm and Music EntertainmentT&C FilmAllegro Film
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6.0Ok, so the writing and much of the acting do rather let this down, but it has assembled a surprisingly decent cast and the standard of the production is really fairly good for what must have been a fairly low-budget affair. It’s all about two lads who were separated at a young age. One - “Georg” (Peter McDonald) is headed for holy orders, the other “Martin” (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is seconded into the military service of the emperor. Years pass and events now dictate that the former man be the prior in a small town where the latter is sent - as it’s executioner. John Shrapnel is probably the m…
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