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Alex Bernier (Heath Ledger) is a member of an arcane order of priests known as Carolingians. When the head of the order dies, Alex is sent to Rome to investigate mysterious circumstances surrounding the death. The body bears strange marks on the chest which may or may not be the sign of a Sin Eater (Benno Fürmann), a renegade who offers absolution, last rites and therefore a path to heaven outside the jurisdiction of the church. Alex enlists the aid of his old comrade Father Thomas (Mark Addy) and of a troubled artist (Shannyn Sossamon) upon whom he once performed an exorcism. He soon finds himself plunged into a mystery only to find himself at the heart of it.
The Order, also known as The Sin Eater, is a mystery horror film written and directed by Brian Helgeland, starring Heath Ledger, Benno Fürmann, Mark Addy, and Shannyn Sossamon. Helgeland directed Ledger, Addy and Sossamon in the 2001 film A Knight’s Tale. The film revolves around the investigation of the suspicious death of an excommunicated priest and the discovery of a Sin Eater headquartered in Rome.
Directed by: Brian Helgeland
Starring: Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Benno Fürmann, Mark Addy, Peter Weller, Rosalinda Celentano, Cristina Maccà
Screenplay by: Brian Helgeland
Production Design by: Miljen Kreka Kljakovic
Cinematography by: Nicola Pecorini
Film Editing by: Kevin Stitt
Costume Design by: Caroline Harris
Set Decoration by: Franco Fumagalli
Music by: David Torn
MPAA Rating: R for violent images, sexuality and language.
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: September 5, 2003
