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Flesh and Blood

Flesh+Blood (Flesh and Blood) (AKA Sword and the Rose)

1985

Paul Verhoeven

Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Burlinson, Jack Thompson ...

6.3

5,721

Adventure A rarely screened cult favorite from Paul Verhoeven, this story of medieval war and revenge should please action fans and admirers of the director and his semi-regular leading man, Rutger Hauer, but its graphic scenes of sexual violence earmark it for mature viewers only. Hauer stars as a 16th-century mercenary hired by a Western European ruler (Fernando Hilbeck) to assault a neighboring kingdom; when the king reneges on his promises to ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Noel Murray AV Club	"Though 'Flesh + Blood' tells a terrific story (...) the presentation is rough, and not just because the film is packed with gore and rape."	NEU
United States	Budd Wilkins Slant	"A solid actioner with flashes of brilliance (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	TV Guide	"A brutal, unremittingly grim look at the year 1501 (...) A more appalling view of the turmoil and misery of the late Middle Ages may never be seen. (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tom Charity Time Out	"It's hamstrung by leaden dialogue (...) but it's admirably unsentimental and by no means stupid.	NEU

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