MOVIE REVIEW

Flesh + Blood / 1985

Betrayed by power. Corrupted by love. Bound by honor.

6.6 / 10 (435 votes)

126 minutes

DIRECTOR Paul Verhoeven

WRITERS Gerard Soeteman, Paul Verhoeven, Gerard Soeteman

CAST Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Burlinson, Jack Thompson, Susan Tyrrell, Ronald Lacey, Brion James, John Dennis Johnston, Bruno Kirby, Fernando Hilbeck, Marina Saura, Kitty Courbois, Simón Andreu, Jake Wood, Hans Veerman

PRODUCTION Impala, Riverside Pictures

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REVIEW & SYNOPSIS

Sinopsis

Flesh + Blood adalah sebuah Adventure, Drama yang dirilis pada tahun 1985. “Betrayed by power. Corrupted by love. Bound by honor.” Film ini disutradarai oleh Paul Verhoeven dan dibintangi oleh Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Burlinson, Jack Thompson, Susan Tyrrell.

Flesh + Blood menghadirkan cerita yang mendalam tentang perjuangan, konflik, dan resolusi yang memukau. Dengan alur yang terstruktur dengan baik, film ini berhasil membawa penonton dalam pengalaman sinematik yang tak terlupakan.

Dari segi teknis, Flesh + Blood menawarkan sinematografi yang memanjakan mata, tata suara yang imersif, serta akting yang meyakinkan dari para pemerannya.

Secara keseluruhan, Flesh + Blood adalah Adventure yang layak masuk dalam daftar tontonan Anda. Film ini tidak hanya menghibur tetapi juga memberikan pesan moral yang mendalam.

Last Updated: April 29, 2026

COMMUNITY REVIEWS FROM TMDB

Wuchak 7/10

May 15, 2019

***Moral ambiguities and barbaric reality in post-Medieval Europe*** At the beginning of the 16th century in plague-ridden Western Europe an uncouth band of lawless mercenaries led by the charismatic Martin (Rutger Hauer) kidnap a virgin noblewoman (Jennifer Jason Leigh) as revenge against a double-dealing Lord (Fernando Hilbeck). The tough commoners hole up in a small castle while the Lord’s son, Steven (Tom Burlinson), tries to save his betrothed (Leigh) with his militia. While the events in "Flesh+Blood" (1985) take place just after the medieval period, it could be categorized as a medieval flick. It takes the general setting & color...

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drystyx 10/10

April 18, 2023

The supporting characters make this a classic. Most classic films are that way. This tale of Middle Ages blood and gore and survival is quite epic. Paul Verhoeven directs, so we can expect the "in your face" style that he's best at doing. There isn't the comic relief that you get in a lot of his movies. This is hard nosed action and blood. I guess that's why it's "Flesh+Blood". The romantic triangle are aging warrior Martin (Rutger Hauer), the plain blueblood virgin Agnes (Jennifer Leigh, who usually isn't this plain), and the nobleman's son, Steven (Tom Burlinson). We get...

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CinemaSerf 7/10

November 25, 2024

The Lord "Arnolfini" (Fernando Hilbeck) makes quite a misjudgement when he promises a fortune to mercenary leader "Martin" (Rutger Hauer) if he agrees to help him retake his castle, only to renege on the deal. "Martin" and his merry band duly attack a caravan that is carrying his son "Steven" (Tom Burlinson) and fiancée "Agnes" (Jennifer Jason Leigh). She is brutally raped by the men, with the complicity of their leader who quickly claims her as his own. Their travels take them to a castle which they decide to capture, but what they don't realise is that the army of...

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