Black Plague (2002)

Director
Alberto Sciamma

Main cast
Lena Headey; David La Haye; Jason Flemyng; Christopher Fairbank; Anthony O'Donnell

Genres
Thriller

Description
Paranoia sets in as the Black Death strikes European villagers in the 14th century.


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