Orlando Bloom stars as Balian, a blacksmith who has lost his family & nearly lost his faith. The religious wars raging in the far-off Holy Land seem remote to him, yet he is pulled into that immense drama. Amid the pageantry & intrigues of medieval Jerusalem he falls in love, grows into a leader, & ultimately uses all his courage & skill to defend the city against staggering odds. Destiny comes seeking Balian in the form of a great knight, Godfrey of Ibelin (Liam Neeson), a Crusader briefly home to France from fighting in the East. Revealing himself as Balian’s father, Godfrey shows him the true meaning of knighthood & takes him on a journey across continents to the fabled Holy City.