The Legend of Zorro

Synopsis

The year is 1850. The territory of California is poised to become the 31st state of the union, but certain unscrupulous individuals - members of a mysterious medieval organisation - are determined to prevent this from transpiring.

Once again, the masked hero Zorro must come to the aid of the people of California so they can become citizens of the United States of America.

Don Alejandro de la Vega (Antonio Banderas) who inherited the mask of Zorro, is now married to Elena (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and they have a 10-year-old son Joaquin (Adrian Alonso). Elena demands Alejandro choose between his family and his crusading alter ego and so, when an unexpected crisis forces Alejandro to don the mask of Zorro, she serves him with divorce papers.

When French aristocrat Armand (Rufus Sewell) moves to California to start a winery, he is thrilled to hear that his former schoolmate Elena has separated from her husband. He begins to woo her, while at the same time attending to his duties as head of the Knights of Aragon - a secret ancient fraternity.

Don Alejandro now finds himself caught in a dilemma between his obligation to serve the oppressed and threatened people of California and his responsibilities as husband and father.