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“KINGDOM OF HEAVEN”
*** 1/2
7 p.m., HBO2
Based on a lesser-known episode of the Crusades, Ridley Scott’s 2005 film traces the rise of a French knight (Orlando Bloom) during an uneasy peace between the European rulers of Jerusalem and the Saracen general Saladin, a lull that ends violently. The movie, written by William Monahan (“The Departed”), treads through a minefield of cultural-political controversies to create a historical adventure-drama of overwhelming visual grandeur. With Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson.
MPAA rating: R