Michael Shaeffer

Kingdom of Heaven -- The Crusades; that world-shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East frames the tale of a young Frenchman who discovers his destiny as a knight, then lives out what that glorious title really means.

From Ridley Scott, the visionary director of Black Hawk Down and Gladiator, comes this spectacular epic of courage, honor and adventure. Orlando Bloom stars as Balian, a young Frenchman in Medieval Jerusalem during the Crusades, who, having lost everything, finds redemption in a heroic fight against overwhelming forces to save his people and fulfill his destiny as a knight.

Balian (Orlando Bloom) is a village blacksmith pulled into religious wars in the Holy Land by his father (Liam Neeson). He develops dominating fighting skills as he leads an army into a vicious battle testing both his courage and his humanity.

Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.