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In
Hagsgate, a town of evil in Haggard's deserted land, they learn
about the curse on Haggard's reign, made by a witch that wasn't paid. Haggard will
fall one day through his own adopted son, Prince Lir.
In
a dead forest near Haggard's doomed castle the Red Bull tracks the unicorn
finally down and starts hunting her in a dramatic chase. Schmendrick saves her
in the last moment by turning her magically into a beautiful young
woman, the Lady Amalthea. They enter Haggard’s castle in disguise and
become his servants.
Prince Lir falls in love with Lady Amalthea.
Lir tries
everything that a hero can do to win Amalthea's love, till he realises
that she cannot be won by great deeds, only by true love. Their
relationship slowly deepens and Amalthea starts forgetting her quest and
losing her immortal power, as she becomes more human day by day.
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King
Haggard has realised that his end is near, but
seems to enjoy his drama of decay in a mad triumph. Molly and
Schmendrick try everything to find the lost unicorns in Haggard's labyrinthic,
surreal castle that changes its shape like a living
creature with its own strange moodswings. After
more fantastic adventures, magic, riddles and surprising turning points
they find out where the unicorns are. The Red Bull is keeping them for
Haggard in the white foam of the waves in the sea for Haggard's delight.
Amalthea, Molly, Schmendrick and Lir escape from the
castle through time, passing the Red Bull's lair. The bull discovers
them and a dramatic final hunt begins in a bizarre
underworld - the Red Bull's tunnels underneath the castle.
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