Ironclad

Ironclad

2011 · 121 min · EN · R · 6.1 (802 votes)
Dir. Jonathan English · Starring James Purefoy, Kate Mara, Jason Flemyng, Paul Giamatti, Brian Cox, Derek Jacobi · Music Lorne Balfe · Ironclad Collection

Heavy metal goes medieval.

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In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army on the south coast of England with the intention of bringing the barons and the country back under his tyrannical rule. Barring his way stood the mighty Rochester castle, a place that would become the symbol of the rebel's momentous struggle for justice and freedom.

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This is a relentless, mud-and-blood-soaked plunge into medieval siege warfare. It feels unyielding and visceral, a gritty portrayal of desperate men fighting for ideals against overwhelming odds. The atmosphere is heavy with the clang of steel and the raw struggle for survival, delivering a brutal, unromanticized historical action experience.

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