THE MILL AND THE CROSS

An extraordinary film project that takes us inside the story of a remarkable painting.

Flemish painter Pieter Brueghel's 1564 masterpiece The Procession to Calvary is an immense work of art that draws together the events of Christ's crucifixion with that of Flanders' sacking by Spanish forces. Controversial and bold, it made a grand, brutally realistic statement about a world-changing event.

The ambitious passion project of filmmaker Lech Majewski, The Mill and the Cross combines stunning digital effects with live actors and horses to venture into the world of the painting itself. Stars Rutger Hauer as Breughel, along with Michael York and Charlotte Rampling as Mary.

Director Lech Majewski is a guest of the Festival.

"An extraordinary imaginative leap." - Variety

D/P Lech Majewski S Michael Francis, Lech Majewski Dist Criss Cross Film Distribution TD 35mm/2010