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This is an archive article published on January 21, 2011

The Season of the Witch

A supernatural action adventure,the film is about a heroic crusader and his closest friend,embarking on a harrowing,action-filled journey.

Of witches,curses and redemption

Producers: Charles Roven and Alex Gartner

Director: Dominic Sena

Screenplay: Bragi Schut

Cast: Nicolas Cage,Ron Perlman,Stephen Campbell Moore,Claire Foy, Stephen Graham,Ulrich Thomsen,Robert Sheehan and Christopher Lee

A supernatural action adventure,the film is about a heroic crusader and his closest friend,who return home after decades of fierce fighting,to find their world destroyed by the plague.

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The church elders,convinced that a girl accused of being a witch is responsible for the devastation,command the two to transport the girl to a remote monastery where monks will perform an an ancient ritual to rid the land of her curse.

The duo embarks on a harrowing,action-filled journey that will test their strength and courage as they discover the girls dark secret and find themselves battling a terrifyingly powerful force that is to determine the fate of the world.

Director Dominic Sena said: The story is told on a human scale and it touches on issues of good and evil and of religion and redemption. It takes place at a time when people believed that supernatural events were common place. As a filmmaker,I wanted the story to

resonate with todays audience and with the present day.

The Buzz

The film reunites Nicolas Cage and director Dominic Sena after ten years. They were last seen in the action flick Gone In Sixty Seconds.

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