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The Kingdom of Heaven

For a period of 100 years, there was a time of peace in Jerusalem. It was a tenuous peace but it was peace. Jerusalem was open to all, be they Jew, Muslim or Christian. Kingdom of Heaven takes place at the end of this period.
The movie opens in France where group of crusaders pass a burial at a village crossroads.
Balian (Orlando Bloom) has lost everything. The burial was his young wife, who committed suicide after the death of their child. He's in such deep mourning that it seems as though he's barely aware of the world around him.
Into this comes Godfrey of Ibelin. He's been searching for Balian--his illegitimate son--to ask for forgiveness and to offer to take him to the Holy Land.
Balian at first numbly refuses but then commits a horrific crime and rides off after his father. His goal: In the Holy Land he can find redemption not only for his sins, but those of his wife. By his deeds, he can save her from Hell.
Ambushed by men wanting to......

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