Marketa Lazarová
Mikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery. While their clan prepares for the wrath of the German king, Mikolás is sent to pressure his neighbor Lazar into a defense pact. Persuasion fails and he abducts Lazar's daughter Marketa on the eve of her initiation as a nun in an act of vengeance.
Keywords:
Rape
Based on novel or book
Kidnapping
Christianity
Flashback
Paganism
Incest
Fortress
Middle ages (476-1453)
Dark ages
Wolf pack
Power struggle
Highwayman
Feudal lord
Bohemia
13th century
Clash of clans
Peasants vs. royalty
Barbarism
Mountain fortress
Medieval knight
Slovakia
Falconry
Highway robbery
Movie tag line: "Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages."
