Medieval is a 2022 English-language Czech historical drama film directed by Petr Jákl. It stars Ben Foster, Michael Caine, Til Schweiger, William Moseley, Matthew Goode, Sophie Lowe and Karel Roden.
It is about the life of Jan Žižka, a Bohemian military commander who never lost a battle. The film is set prior to the Hussite Wars (1419–1434), when Žižka was young.
Medieval provides examples of:
- Abduction Is Love: Žižka abducts Catherine and eventually falls in love with her.
- Bittersweet Ending: Bordering with Downer Ending. Žižka manages to defeat Torak and thwarts Rosenberg's and Sigismund's plans but Lord Boresh and Catherine die making it seem that it's hopeless to try to change the world. This sets up Žižka's participation in Hussite Wars.
- Cruel and Unusual Death: Žižka's nephew is staked and left to death. When Žižka finds him he is still alive but badly injured. Only thing Žižka can do is to give him Coup de Grâce.
- Death by Adaptation: Catherine sort of. She is based on Žižka's real life wife who is known to be named Catherine. In the film she never gets married with Žižka and dies at the end of film.
- Doomed Hometown: Trocnov is burned by Torak and his men.
- Everyone Has Standards: Žižka and his men don't kidnap women until Boresh convinces him to make exception.
- Historical Fiction: Set in early 15th century and inspired by real events. The story itself is fictional.
