Pilgrimage is a 2017 Irish medieval film directed by Brendan Muldowney, and starring Tom Holland, Richard Armitage and Jon Bernthal. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2017.
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Plot
In AD 55 Cappadocia, Saint Matthias is stoned to death. Before the final stone is thrown, lightning begins to crackle overhead.
In 1209 Medieval Ireland, French Cistercian monk Frère Geraldus arrives at a remote monastery with a charter from Pope Innocent III, commanding the monks to undertake a pilgrimage to transport their holiest relic to Rome, in the hope that it will aid in the upcoming Fifth Crusade. A handful of monks set out, including multilingual Brother Ciarán and novice Brother Diarmuid, accompanied by a mute labourer. As the group is caught in a rainstorm, the golden reliquary is struck by lightning but shows no damage, further reinforcing the notion of its mystical power.
A caravan of armed men, led by Raymond de Merville, escorts the monks toward the boat awaiting them in Waterford. Raymond, speaking French, tells the mute labourer that some of his men recognise him as perhaps a former crusader. Only Brother Ciarán speaks French, and the mute does not react to Raymond's words, leaving it in question whether he understands French.
