Medieval

"For honor. For justice. For freedom."

2022 2h 6m EN

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6.9

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5.9

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★6.9TMDB · 565🥫39%Rotten Tomatoes●46Metacritic★5.9IMDB · 14,510

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The story of fifteenth century Czech icon and warlord, Jan Zizka, who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.

“For honor. For justice. For freedom.”

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Cast

Ben Foster
Jan Žižka
Sophie Lowe
Kateřina
Michael Caine
Lord Boreš
Roland Møller
Torak
Magnus Samuelsson
Lars
Til Schweiger
Rožmberk
Matthew Goode
král Zikmund
William Moseley
Jaroslav

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Petr Jákl
Writers: Petr Bok, Petr Jákl, Petr Jákl
Languages: Czech, English
Countries: Czech Republic, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 19% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Czech, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Czech Republic, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Petr Jákl, shot by Jesper Tøffner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Philip Klein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Steven Rosenblum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Ben Foster and Sophie Lowe and Michael Caine carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Petr Jákl directs. Jesper Tøffner behind the camera. Philip Klein scores. Steven Rosenblum cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Czech Republic, United States of America. Dialogue in Czech, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 19% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Czech, English.
4International production across 2 countries: Czech Republic, United States of America.
5Directed by Petr Jákl, shot by Jesper Tøffner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Philip Klein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Steven Rosenblum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ben Foster and Sophie Lowe and Michael Caine carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "For honor. For justice. For freedom.".
10IMDB entry: tt8883486 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jesper Tøffner
Original score: Philip Klein
Editing: Steven Rosenblum
Production design: Jiří Sternwald
Costume design: Kateřina Mírová
Makeup / hair: Ivo Strangmüller
VFX supervisor: Jan Rybář
Stunt coordinator: Mike Smith
Runtime: 126 min · 2h 6m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $23,000,000
Box office: $4,311,284
Return: 19% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Medieval (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 39% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 46/100
IMDB rating: 5.9/10 · 14,510 votes
MPAA: R

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4 nominations total

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jw2022-11-12
★ 5/10
Medieval? Mediocre. There is a grand tale to be told about the historic Jan Žižka, his times and all that goes with it - the social, religious, political atmosphere, the power-play, the backstabbing, the wars. And parts of this tale have been told well. But not in this movie. It has good actors, wonderful locations, competent crew, and the biggest budget a Czech movie ever had so far - but it fails. The overall dramaturgy, the pacing, the direction and even the cut fail. This movie has many troubles, and the script is at the core of them. The start is promising - it introduces us into the situation, where no-one is "good"; Zizka and his mercenaries are for hire, and who is your enemy today can be your comrade tomorrow. The powerful keep changing sides, nothing is certain, except for the low-born will be suffering either way. But where to go from here? There could have been a wild romp through many of the stations of Zizka's life. Or it could have been a character study, how Zizka came to be the Czech national hero he is. But the movie fails to do that, too - it also burdens us with an unnecessary (and most likely a-historical) love story, and draws out things for long, long, long. The battles appear fierce, close up, bloody; if you don't look close, it gives the rough impression of good fighting scenes. Too many cliches, too many wide-eyed pained looks from the good lady, and TOO MUCH TIME WASTED. This bit could've been told in a quarter of the time, without skipping anything - and we'd get to see much more of the Czech history (plus more battles, intrigues, and if unavoidable, also love stories). TL;DR: A waste of talent, money, and time. No need to waste yours, unless you have an lazy time to while away. PS: The few token PoC they have to squeeze in these days have been cast as Cumars, plus some vaguely asian-mongolian looking extras. The actual Cumars were from Turkey, but fair-skinned and -haired, and known (as well named) for this aspect of their appearance. But mooks are mooks, right?

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