1348年黑死病肆虐欧洲，造成整个英格兰尸横遍野，在这个人人自危的年代，奥斯蒙(埃迪·雷德梅尼 饰)身为一个年轻的传教士还是坚守着自己的岗位和信仰。骑士奥立克带着手下雇佣兵来到了这个教堂，因为奥斯蒙所在的村庄居然没有一人感染这个可怕的瘟疫，因此当局者派奥利克前去了解情况。奥斯蒙因为了解自己的村庄，于是就主动成为奥利克的向导。
其实奥斯蒙有自己的目的，因为他听说这个村庄的人们背叛了上帝，居然相信邪教举行奇怪的仪式招魂。他们来到村庄经过了解知道这个美丽的乌托邦是由女巫兰吉瓦(卡里斯·范·侯登 饰)领导的，传说中她可以让死者复活，奥斯蒙知道她就是自己要就地正法的那个巫邪之人，但是当他知道真正的秘密后，奥斯蒙却不知道要如何在自己的信仰和这个美好的村庄之间做选择了。
In 1348, the Black Death ravaged Europe, causing the whole of England to be littered with corpses. In this age when everyone was in danger, As a young missionary, Osment (Eddie Redmayne) still sticks to his post and belief. The knight Orlick came to the church with his mercenaries, because no one in the village where Osmond was located was infected with the terrible plague, so the authorities sent Orlick to find out the situation. Because Osmond knew his village well, he volunteered to be Orlick's guide. In fact, Osmond has his own purpose, because he heard that the village People have betrayed God and actually believe that cults hold strange rituals to summon souls. They came to the village and learned that this beautiful utopia is led by the witch Ranjiva (Karis van Houten), who is said to be able to raise the dead, and Osmond knows that she is the one he wants to kill on the spot. That witch, but when he knew the real secret, Osmond didn't know how to choose between his belief and this beautiful village.
紧张刺激：《黑死病》成功地在观众心中种下了紧张的种子。从开始到结束，电影紧凑的剧情和惊悚的氛围始终贯穿其中。导演克里斯托弗·史密斯运用出色的摄影技巧和音效设计，增强了紧张感，使观众始终处于紧张充满不确定性的状态。
深刻的人物刻画：《黑死病》在人物刻画方面表现出色。主演肖恩·宾和卡里斯·范·侯登以及整个演员阵容都呈现出出色的表演。他们成功地传达了人类面对死亡和恐惧时的心理变化，令观众感同身受。这些鲜活的人物形象使故事更加引人入胜。
缺乏创新：尽管《黑死病》在紧张度和人物刻画方面表现出色，但在创新性方面存在一些缺陷。故事情节并没有给人留下太多深刻的印象，有些情节的发展也显得相对平淡。虽然影片成功营造了紧张的氛围，但整体上缺乏独特的想法和创新元素。
总的来说，《黑死病》是一部紧张刺激且具有深刻人物刻画的惊悚片。尽管在创新性方面有所欠缺，但它仍然能够提供令人紧张的观影体验。
