In the supernatural thriller Season of the Witch, Nicolas Cage stars as a 14th
century Crusader who returns with his comrade (Ron Perlman) to a homeland
devastated by the Black Plague. A beleaguered church, deeming sorcery the
culprit of the plague, commands the two knights to transport an accused witch
(Claire Foy) to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of
ending the pestilence.
A priest (Stephen Campbell Moore), a grieving knight (Ulrich Thomsen), an
itinerant swindler (Stephen Graham) and a headstrong youth who can only dream of
becoming a knight (Robert Sheehan) join a mission troubled by mythically hostile
wilderness and fierce contention over the fate of the girl.
When the embattled party arrives at the abbey, a horrific discovery jeopardizes
the knight's pledge to ensure the girl fair treatment, and pits them against an
inexplicably powerful and destructive force.
