Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars as the legendary
figure known by generations as 'Robin Hood', whose exploits have endured in
popular mythology and ignited the imagination of those who share his spirit of
adventure and righteousness.
In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront
corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will
forever alter the balance of world power. And whether thief or hero, one man
from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol of freedom for his
people.
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Ridley Scott's Robin Hood chronicles the life of
an expert archer, previously interested only in self-preservation, from his service
in King Richard’s army against the French. Upon Richard’s death, Robin travels
to Nottingham, a town suffering from the corruption of a despotic sheriff and
crippling taxation, where he falls for the spirited widow Lady Marion (Cate
Blanchett), a woman skeptical of the identity and motivations of this crusader
from the forest.
Hoping to earn the hand of Maid Marion and salvage the village, Robin
assembles a gang whose lethal mercenary skills are matched only by its appetite
for life. Together, they begin preying on the indulgent upper class to correct
injustices under the sheriff.
With their country weakened from decades of war, embattled from the
ineffective rule of the new king and vulnerable to insurgencies from within and
threats from afar, Robin and his men heed a call to ever greater adventure.
This unlikeliest of heroes and his allies set off to protect their country from
slipping into bloody civil war and return glory to England once more.
The film is scheduled to open in New Zealand in May, 2010.
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