Plot

Contemporary re-working of the Shakespeare's problem play set in the British army.

With he and most of his fellow soldiers (both male and female) becoming a brazenly licentious lot, Officer Duke takes a leave of absence, putting Angelo in charge. Duke secretly dons the guise of a blind priest to watch how Angelo would lead in his absence. Whereas Duke may be lax in upholding rules, Angelo is strict and immediately sentences soldier Claudio to death for impregnating his girlfriend. When Claudio's sister Isabel, a nunnery novice, comes to beg Angelo for Claudio's life, Angelo says he'll grant if - in exchange for sex. Maintaining his disguise, Duke sets about to avert the potential tragedy and loss of honor.—statmanjeff

After taking a mysterious leave of absence, the Duke of Vienna leaves strict Angelo in charge. Now, sentenced to death for having premarital sex, things couldn't be worse for soldier Claudio; however, his Christian novice sister, Isabel, is bent on freeing him. Instead, she finds herself before a pressing dilemma, forced to offer her body in exchange for Claudio's life. But, an undercover Duke in disguise roams the city's streets and has come up with a plan. Can he thwart libidinous Angelo's plans?—Nick Riganas