天国王朝

《天国王朝》大部分角色基于历史人物而改编，哥伦比亚大学的Hamid Dabashi教授为该片的首席学术顾问。 　　十二世纪的法国，青年铁匠贝里昂（奥兰多·布鲁姆 Orlando Bloom 饰）无意间知道自己是十字军将领戈弗雷（连姆·尼森 Liam Neeson 饰）失散多 年的私生子。为了寻找救赎，贝里昂跟随父亲前往耶路撒冷。骁勇善战加上品格高尚，贝里昂几经征战成为赫赫有名的武士，不但深受国王赏识，美丽的公主西贝拉（伊娃·格林 Eva Green 饰）也对他芳心暗许。而他也深深地被当地陌生而奇特的文化吸引，然而随着战役增加，带来无尽的杀戮和掠夺，贝里昂终于领会父亲训言中和平的真义与生命的真爱。耶路撒冷王故去，新王继位。好战的新王挑起战争，萨拉丁率领撒萨拉逊骑士要收复他们的圣地——耶路撒冷。危急之时，贝里昂挺身而出，誓言捍卫“天国王朝”……It is the time of the Crusades during the Middle Ages - the world shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East. A blacksmith named Balian has lost his family and nearly his faith. The religious wars raging in the far-off Holy Land seem remote to him, yet he is pulled into that immense drama. Amid the pageantry and intrigues of medieval Jerusalem he falls in love, grows into a leader, and ultimately uses all his courage and skill to defend the city against staggering odds. Destiny comes seeking Balian in the form of a great knight, Godfrey of Ibelin, a Crusader briefly home to France from fighting in the East. Revealing himself as Balian's father, Godfrey shows him the true meaning of knighthood and takes him on a journey across continents to the fabled Holy City. In Jerusalem at that moment--between the Second and Third Crusades--a fragile peace prevails, through the efforts of its enlightened Christian king, Baldwin IV, aided by his advisor Tiberias, and the military restraint of the legendary Muslim leader Saladin Ayubi . But Baldwin's days are numbered, and strains of fanaticism, greed, and jealousy among the Crusaders threaten to shatter the truce. King Baldwin's vision of peace--a kingdom of heaven--is shared by a handful of knights, including Godfrey of Ibelin, who swear to uphold it with their lives and honor. As Godfrey passes his sword to his son, he also passes on that sacred oath: to protect the helpless, safeguard the peace, and work toward harmony between religions and cultures, so that a kingdom of heaven can flourish on earth. Balian takes the sword and steps into history.