# Flesh + Blood (1985)

> A mercenary revolt spirals into a plague-ridden medieval nightmare where revenge, desire, and survival erase the boundary between victim and captor.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7362

## Facts

- Runtime: 126 min
- Genres: Adventure, Drama
- Director: Paul Verhoeven
- Cast: Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Burlinson, Jack Thompson, Susan Tyrrell, Ronald Lacey, Brion James, John Dennis Johnston
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089153/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, visceral, erotic, cult movie night, historical cinema marathon

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