

Even as an apprentice Rob recognizes the limitations of these simple practices. The young orphan, joins a moving Barber, who teaches him the basics of medieval medicine with services such as cupping therapy, bloodletting, and dental extraction. A young boy from 11th-century English town witnessed her death of a mysterious illness, and vows to study medicine. Traveling Barber cared for the ordinary population's health. The plot is settled in 11th-century England, as much knowledge was lost in the Dark Ages, and the Church fought against black magic. I love neat jobs and in this professional team there were plenty of them. Cinematography of Hagen Bogdanski was perfect for an adventure story, and editing by Sven Budelmann was with no faults.


Screenplay by Jan Berger was a solid piece of work with some tempo issues, but the directing of Philipp Stölzl was most of the time very enjoyable! With stars like Tom Payne, Ben Kingsley, Stellan Skarsgård, Olivier Martinez and Emma Rigby - you cannot miss! I loved the music composed by Ingo Ludwig Frenzel. I really enjoyed this 2 1/2 hours long English speaking German/Morrocan/UK adventure based on the novel of the same name by Noah Gordon.
