The movie starts with a priest commanding 3 women to confess and repent of their allegiance to the dark lord, Satan. They all claim innocence and even after they confess, the priest still has them hanged off of a bridge. The bodies are then dumped into the water. Later, the priest pulls up the bodies so he can do the 'spiritual' incantation over their bodies and send their evils souls to hell before they can exact revenge. But he's not quick enough and is killed by one of the women, who magically burns his Bible and is miraculously not dead.Then the movie jumps to the adventures of Behmen (Nicholas Cage) and Felson (Ron Perlman), two 14th-Century crusaders who eventually, after some gruesome battles, become disillusioned with their quest and go home to Hungary. On their return, they discover that it has been devastated by the Black Plague. Sorcery is named the cause, and the church has caught the witch responsible. The church commands the two knights to transport the accused witch, known only as The Girl (Claire Foy), to a remote abbey, where monks guard a crumbling ancient tome containing the only known incantation that can exorcise her. In return, they will receive a full pardon for their desertion. Behman agrees, intent on getting The Girl a fair trial.
