Bei einem brisanten Einsatz verliert der Boston Police Detective Frank Shaw (Joel Kinnaman) einen Großteil seines Hörvermögens. Als er nach vielen Monaten mühevoller Reha in den Dienst zurückkehrt, bittet ihn sein Ex-Partner Doug (Mark Strong), die gehörlose Zeugin Ava Lopez als Gebärden-Dolmetscher zur Ermordung zweier Dealer zu befragen. Da Frank sein Handy bei Ava vergessen hat, kehrt er nach der Befragung noch einmal zu ihrem Apartment zurück und kann so gerade noch einen Mordanschlag auf die Zeugin verhindern. Frank und Ava müssen nun gemeinsam einen Weg aus einem 14-stöckigen Apartmenthaus finden, denn die Killer haben nicht vor, sie entkommen zu lassen...
England, 1348: as the Black Death spreads through the country, people start to die by the thousands. In Dorset, young Lady Anne takes control of her lands, with her trusted steward, Thaddeus, at her side. Compassionate and resourceful, she decides to quarantine the estate against the terrifying pestilence, bringing some two hundred serfs inside the moated walls. But in such a confined space, conflicts soon arise. Ignorant of the world outside, Lady Anne's people wrestle with the terrible uncertainty of their futures. Fearing starvation but fearing the disease even more, who amongst them has the courage to leave the security of the walls? And how safe is anyone when a dreadful event threatens the uneasy status quo...?
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