In 1384, with the horrors of the Black Death haunting Europe, English soldiers return home from war with a French nobleman as hostage. When people in their home village soon after begin to die, it is believed that the Black Death has struck once more. However, there are other dark reasons behind the sudden deaths.

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× Filming Locations:
• Tretower Court, Wales
Powys and Caldicot Castle, Wales
Monmouthshire, Wales

• Was on the shelf for three years before be finally released in 2004.

• Lena Headey starred in the movie The Jungle Book (1994) together with Jason Flemyng as well. Lena Headey and Jason Flemyng was a couple for many years.

• Lena Headey also guest starred in the series The Hunger (1997) together with Jason Flemyng.

• Lena Headey also starred in the short film Love (0000) together with Jason Flemyng.

• Unable to use any animals apart from dogs on the shoot due to the foot and mouth outbreak, the filmmakers faked cows and sheep in the medieval village using sound effects and camera trickery.

• One scene shows a dog chewing on the end of a bone. The end of this bone was clean-cut. Clean-cut bones do not occur until the 1900s, when mechanization makes it possible to precisely cut the tiny teeth on bone saw and hack saw blades, which are the only tools which can cut bone in such a neat way.

× Awards: None Recieved • Coming Soon! • Coming Soon! • Alberto Sciamma "Lena Headey is an actor with huge courage; she read the script and fought hard to get the time to play the part. She told me, 'It will be a giggle.' I laughed and replied 'It's going to be fucking cold.' She said 'Let’s do it.'"