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The Reckoning

The Reckoning

Fear spreads like The Plague.

20216.51h 51m

Overview

In the aftermath of the Great Plague and amidst the subsequent witch-hunts against women, a young widow grapples with the tragic death of her husband in a society completely consumed by fear and death. Because she rejects the advances of her landlord, she is falsely accused of being a witch and thrown in jail for a crime she didn’t commit. She must endure physical persecution at the hands of England’s most ruthless witch-hunter and face her own inner demons as the devil himself starts to work his way into her mind.

Directed by Neil Marshall
Written by Edward Evers-Swindell, Charlotte Kirk, Neil Marshall
Produced by Esther Turan, Steffen Wild, Daniel-Konrad Cooper
Box Office0Revenue: $597K

Top Cast

Charlotte Kirk

Charlotte Kirk

Grace Haverstock

Sean Pertwee

Sean Pertwee

John Moorcroft

Steven Waddington

Steven Waddington

Squire Pendleton

Joe Anderson

Joe Anderson

Joseph Haverstock

Suzanne Magowan

Suzanne Magowan

Ursula

Ian Whyte

Ian Whyte

Lucifer

C

Callum Goulden

Edwin Oswald

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Sarah Lambie

Kate Tobias

Leon Ockenden

Leon Ockenden

Morton Tobias

Emma Campbell-Jones

Emma Campbell-Jones

Jane Hawthorne

Themes & Keywords

witchmiddle ages (476-1453)persecutionwitch huntplague

About The Reckoning

The Reckoning is a horror, drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of witch, middle ages (476-1453), persecution, witch hunt, plague. Directed by Neil Marshall, it stars Charlotte Kirk, Sean Pertwee, Steven Waddington. In the aftermath of the Great Plague and amidst the subsequent witch-hunts against women, a young widow grapples with the tragic death of her husband in a society completely consumed by fear and death. Because she rejects the advances of her landlord, she is falsely accused of being a witch and thrown in jail for a crime she didn’t commit. She must endure physical persecution at the hands of England’s most ruthless witch-hunter and face her own inner demons as the devil himself starts to work his way into her mind.

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