This visually stunning film explores passion betrayal vengeance and revenge and their effect on the life of a naive and unseasoned young man. Basil yearning for freedom from the constraints of aristocracy disregards his position and wealth to pursue the passionate love of a beautiful woman. Betrayed by this love and deceived by the man he thought a friend Basil finds he is the victim of a sinister plot for revenge. He hunts down his tormentor and in a violent fight comes face to face with the price of vengeance. He escaped to the coast of Ireland to face his demons... comes to terms with his past and discovers a future that holds the promise of new beginnings. [show more]
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Period drama based on a novel by Wilkie Collins. Jared Leto stars as Basil, a lonely and somewhat naive young aristocrat in early 20th-century England who is struggling to meet the approval of his overbearing, class-conscious father while simultaneously doing all he can to please the selfish woman he loves (Claire Forlani). Christian Slater co-stars as the duplicitous John Mannion, whose sinister plot for revenge threatens to undermine Basil's entire existence.
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