Extended director’s cut of the epic action adventure set in medieval sweden'. '.strtoupper('j')oakim seeks to win back his forbidden love and to unite his country'. '.strtoupper('s')tarring simon callow, joaquim natterqvist, stellan skarsgaard set in the middle ages arn, the son of a swedish nobleman, must journey to the holy land on horseback as a sentence for falling in love with a forbidden romantic partner, cecilia, who in turn, is banished to spend the rest of her days in a convent'. '.strtoupper('t')he harsh voyage carries arn through the heart of the medieval world and into the core of brutal and bloody crusades'. '.strtoupper('b')oth he and cecilia must learn to fight to survive, to confront evil and overcome tremendous suffering and misery, guided by the faith that one day they will be reunited'. '.strtoupper('a')rn returns home to fight for his love and his life s mission to unite sweden into one kingdom'. '.strtoupper('w')ith an esteemed all star cast, this epic adventure blends thrilling factual and fictional characters to offer up brave knights, powerful queens and treacherous kings in a tale of war, intrigue, friendship and betrayal.behind the scenes running time 200 minutes region region 2 release date 12 sept'. '.strtoupper('2')011