There Be Dragons

There Be Dragons, from highly acclaimed director Roland Joffe (The Mission, nominated for seven Academy Awards and The Killing Fields, winner of three Academy Awards), is an epic portrayal of jealously, hatred, love and redemption set during the tumultuous times of the Spanish Civil War. It is a tale of loss between a father and son, of revolutionaries fighting for freedom, of a women's search for love and meaning...and the struggles of a man whose life impacts them all. Inspired by real event, the plot revolves around the story of a young journalist who, while researching the life of Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei, uncovers hidden stories of his estranged father and is taken on a journey through the dark, terrible secrets of his family's past. Playing the role of Saint Josemaria Escriva is Charlie Cox (Stardust, Casanova).

Two childhood friends are separated during the Spanish Civil War. One chooses the path of peace and becomes a priest while the other chooses the life of a soldier driven by jealousy and revenge.

Wes Bentley shares his personal journey on the set of There Be Dragons.

Feature trailer for There Be Dragons. Starring Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Olga Kurylenko, Emmy Award-winning actor Derek Jacobi, Dougray Scott and Rodrigo Santoro, There Be Dragons tells the story of London-based investigative journalist Robert Torres (Dougray Scott), who visits Spain to research a book about Josemar a Escriv (Cox), the controversial founder of Opus Dei. But Robert hits a wall, both professionally and personally, when his most promising source his own father, Manolo Torres (Bentley), turns out to be his least cooperative one. Robert begins to unearth his father s toxic secrets when he learns that Manolo was not only born in the same Spanish town as Josemar a, but that they were childhood friends and attended the same seminary. The two men take radically different paths in life, with Josemar a dedicating his life to his faith while Manolo is swept into the brutal and tumultuous Spanish Civil War. Manolo descends into a dangerous and jealous obsession when the beautiful Hungarian revolutionary Ildiko (Olga Kurylenko) doesn t return his affections and instead gives herself to the courageous military leader, Oriol (Rodrigo Santoro). As Robert continues to unearth the secrets of Josemar a s life and Manolo s mysterious anger, their overlapping journeys are revealed with the truths and sorrows of their past choices, which compels Manolo to confront his own secret with one last opportunity of forgiveness.

Featurette for There Be Dragons, courtesy of IAmRogue, interviews the cast while showing footage from the film.

They were childhood friends. Torn apart by war. One fought for freedom. The other fought for faith. But neither were prepared... TV spot for There Be Dragons.

Charlie Cox on the Challenges of Portraying Saint Escriva in the upcoming There Be Dragons.

Oscar nominated director, Roland Joffe, who brought us the highly acclaimed film, The Mission, has returned to his roots with the epic movie There Be Dragons, a powerful story of war, tragedy, love and redemption. Watch this exclusive behind-the-scenes video where Roland talks about why he wanted to make this movie.

There Be Dragons is an epic action-adventure-romance set during the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War. The film is written and directed by Roland Joffe, acclaimed director of The Mission, and features a stellar cast of young actors --Carlie Cox (Stardust), Wes Bentley (American Beauty), Rodrigo Santoro (300), and Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace). The story traces the lives of two young men, Josemaria Escriva (Cox) and Manolo Torres, childhood friends who are separated by the political upheaval of pre-war Spain to find themselves on opposite sides as war erupts. Choosing peace, Josemaria becomes a priest and struggles to spread reconciliation by founding the movement Opus Dei (work of God.). Manolo chooses war and becomes a spy for the fascists. Manolo commits heinous acts that will torment him until the end of his life. Only on Manolo s deathbed will Josemaria s message of forgiveness finally have a profound impact on him and on his estranged son, who comes to learn the truth of his father s dark past.

There Be Dragons is an epic action-adventure-romance set during the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War. The film is written and directed by Roland Joffe, acclaimed director of The Mission, and features a stellar cast of young actors --Carlie Cox (Stardust), Wes Bentley (American Beauty), Rodrigo Santoro (300), and Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace). The story traces the lives of two young men, Josemaria Escriva (Cox) and Manolo Torres, childhood friends who are separated by the political upheaval of pre-war Spain to find themselves on opposite sides as war erupts. Choosing peace, Josemaria becomes a priest and struggles to spread reconciliation by founding the movement Opus Dei (work of God.). Manolo chooses war and becomes a spy for the fascists. Manolo commits heinous acts that will torment him until the end of his life. Only on Manolo s deathbed will Josemaria s message of forgiveness finally have a profound impact on him and on his estranged son, who comes to learn the truth of his father s dark past.

The trailer for There Be Dragons. There Be Dragons follows the story of controversial Opus Dei founder, St. Josemar a Escriv de Balaguer, in a sympathetic portrayal of the Catholic organization, bravely contradicting the sentiment set by Dan Browns The Da Vinci Code. In this action-packed film, Director Roland Joffe surrounds the priest with fictional characters and deals with universal themes of love, betrayal and redemption. The film begins when a young journalist begins investigating his estranged fathers relationship with Escriv during the tumultuous times of the Spanish Civil War and uncovers a compelling drama of the two mens complicated lives and the dark secrets of his familys past. Faced with the hardships and injustices that are tearing Spain apart, these two friends paths diverge when one pursues a life of faith and the other is swept into the brutality and horror of the Spanish Civil War. As personal and national battles rage, the characters lives collide and their deepest struggles are illuminated. Only then can they face the ultimate choices that will result in tragedy or triumph, and a chance for final redemption. There Be Dragons reveals the importance and timeless power of forgiveness in a story of loss between a father and son, of revolutionaries fighting for freedom, of a womans search for love and meaning and the struggles of a man whose life impacts them all.

Charlie, Wes, Olga and Roland talk about filming There Be Dragons and how the movie's themes apply to daily life.