Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars as the legendary figure known by
generations as Robin Hood, whose exploits have endured in popular
mythology and ignited the imagination of those who share his spirit of
adventure and righteousness. In 13th century England, Robin and his band
of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an
uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world
power. And whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will
become an eternal symbol of freedom for his people.
Robin Hood chronicles the life of an expert archer, previously
interested only in self-preservation, from his service in King Richards
army against the French. Upon Richards death, Robin travels to
Nottingham, a town suffering from the corruption of a despotic sheriff
and crippling taxation, where he falls for the spirited widow Lady
Marion (Oscar winner Cate Blanchett), a woman skeptical of the identity
and motivations of this crusader from the forest. Hoping to earn the
hand of Maid Marion and salvage the village, Robin assembles a gang
whose lethal mercenary skills are matched only by its appetite for life.
Together, they begin preying on the indulgent upper class to correct
injustices under the sheriff.
With their country weakened from decades of war, embattled from the
ineffective rule of the new king and vulnerable to insurgencies from
within and threats from afar, Robin and his men heed a call to ever
greater adventure. This unlikeliest of heroes and his allies set off to
protect their country from slipping into bloody civil war and return
glory to England once more.