在这部刀斧手剧情片中,这部电影讲述了16世纪欧洲宗教裁判所鼎盛时期两个朋友之间经受了时间考验的忠诚。孤儿马丁（尼古拉·科斯特-瓦尔道饰）和乔治（彼得·麦克唐纳饰）小时候是好朋友，长大后却分道扬镳。乔治加入教会，而马丁成为一名陆军上尉。当命运让马丁扮演刽子手的角色时，他必须在友谊和原教旨主义之间做出选择。
Director Simon Aeby's epic film chronicles the time-tested loyalty of two friends during Europe's 16th-century Inquisition. Orphans Martin (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Georg (Peter McDonald) bond as children, but walk very different paths as adults. Georg follows his calling to join the church, while Martin becomes an army captain. When fate places Martin in the role of executioner, he must choose between friendship and fundamentalist doctrine.
