After years of fighting and risking their lives, Crusader Boehlmann (Nicolas Cage) and his best friend Filson (Ron Pierman) finally get a chance to go home. Across the ocean and across the desert, I finally returned to my hometown, expecting to meet them with golden wheat fields, warm quilts and delicious meals, but I didn't expect that the places within my reach were devastated-life was destroyed, villages were abandoned, farmland was deserted, famine raged, and the knell kept wailing for the new dead. The origin of this human tragedy is a plague called the Black Death, which took thousands of innocent lives in Qian Qian, and there is no sign of stopping. People began to believe that the devil must have cast a curse from hell with the help of a witch. The Presbyterian Church unanimously decides that Anna (claire foy), a seemingly fragile girl, is regarded as a mysterious and evil black witch. Under the orders of dying Cardinal De Amber (christopher lee), Berman, known as the legendary soldier, was ordered to send Anna to an abandoned monastery, where she was wiped out by monks. However, when seeing this girl with beautiful and innocent eyes, Berman refused to believe that this helpless weak woman was the messenger of hell who caused all disasters. Prepare dry food. Berman and Filson are on their way. Accompanied by pastor Debozeko, grieving knight Eckhardt and wayward boy Kay. If the sinister wilderness and the difficult and dangerous road can't repel their determination to finish the task as scheduled, then the strange witchcraft legends and hostile people along the way make them shudder. Is the father's final judgment waiting for them? Is it the devil's hell laugh wildly? Or is it a crazy and inexplicable scam? Source: Century Global Online

Behind the scenes story:

A dark journey in the Middle Ages

"Witch Season" tells the story of a crusader knight escorting a witch on a dangerous journey, starring Nicolas Cage and directed by dominic sena, who once filmed the swordfish operation. Regarding the origin of this new film, dominic sena said: "The story background of The Witch Season is in medieval Europe. At that time, under the influence of religion, Europe did a lot of absurd things, especially many knowledgeable women were persecuted by the Holy See. Once some major plagues and disasters occur, this story is told according to this historical background. I hope that through this film, I can tell the current audience what happened in those years. However, this is not the focus of this film. In fact, there is a surreal situation in the story, in which the protagonist gradually assumes a mission beyond his cognitive scope. I think this story has a unique perspective, and I think this story can better show my favorite influential style. Plus, when I chatted with Nicolas Cage, he was also very interested in this story, so we decided to film it. "

The screenwriter of the latest movie "The Witch Season" is newcomer Bragi F. Schut. Dominic sena talked about his views on this story: "The protagonist of this story is two knights. After years of struggle, they finally returned to their hometown, but they were forced to embark on another journey. What they didn't expect was that this journey would be so dangerous. I think the story has the feeling that the hero is dying, revealing a desolate atmosphere, plus the black tone of the film, the portrayal of witchcraft and the portrayal of the devil. The whole movie has many elements. It won't feel the same as the young hero's cheerful exorcism, but how the dying hero completes his mission under difficult circumstances. When I read this story, I felt a particularly deep sadness and courage. After reading it, I can't wait to make this story into a movie, because he saw that history from a special angle. "

The adventure of two men and one woman

Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman play two main knights in The Witch Season. Talking about The Witch Season, Nicolas Cage, who has appeared in various works frequently in recent years, said, "I talked to the director about this story a long time ago. This knight character is old but charming. He is the kind of hero I recognize, so the shooting plan was made long ago. But at that time, I hadn't decided who my partner was in the film. My advice to the director is that I hope he is older than me, because I think I am a little young for this role at my age, so I need an older actor bring up the rear. These two knights are tragic and lonely in the movie. Their friendship is profound, but they have profound differences on some things. But they always supported each other during the war. For the description between these two knights, the story is very pleasing to me, which is one of the reasons why I made this film. "

Ron Perlman, who plays another knight, has made films such as Chronicle of Mutation and Hell Boy. Talking about the filming of "The Witch Season" and the cooperation with Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman said: "In" The Witch Season ",Nicolas Cage and I have many opposite plays. The tone of this story is gloomy, and the clothes designed for Cage and me are also gloomy, so I was impressed when shooting some sunny scenes. In the movie, my character is more imaginative than Cage on the whole, but more stable in character than Cage's character. He can perceive the other side of things that Cage can't. "

Claire foy, who plays the witch, comes from the TV circle. Witch Season is her first film appearance. Regarding this performance in "The Witch Season", claire foy said: "The director hopes that I can do more homework about that period of history and try to figure out the inner world of the character, because in the film, I am a very uncertain person, and this character is in danger at any time. After reading many medieval books, I think this story reflects the dark side of that history, and my role in the film projects a hope that two knights will escort me through the journey. It is my honor to be able to cooperate with two superb actors, Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman, on the big screen. "