Accused of crimes against the church Arn is separated from his true love Cecilia and sent to fight in the crusades while she is sentanced to a nunnery for 20 years. This is a very good Swedish made period piece and a top shelf bit of cinema. The story is pretty evenly split between Arn and Cecilia with each holding to their honor while being mistreated by those jealous of them. While there is action and sword fighting, this is for the most part a drama and love story and comes off as more 'realistic' than Braveheart (1995) just to pick a name. Of course being realistic means its not comic book exciting with lots of color and noise, but rather more relaxed and subtle. Anyone who enjoys the genre should find this well within the margin of enjoyable and entertaining. Chicken Alfredo with a glass of Chardonnay. Recommended.
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