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VALHALLA RISING

by Nicolas Winding Refn

synopsis

For years, One-Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the chieftain Barde. Aided by a boy, Are, he kills his captor and together they escape, beginning a journey into the heart of darkness. On their flight, One-Eye and Are board a Viking vessel but the ship is soon engulfed by an endless fog that first disintegrates as they sight an unknown land. As the new land reveals its secrets and the Vikings meet a ghastly fate, One-Eye discovers his true self.

international title: Valhalla Rising
original title: Valhalla Rising
country: Denmark, United Kingdom
sales agent: Goodfellas
year: 2009
genre: fiction
directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn
film run: 90'
release date: DK 05/03/2010, FR 10/03/2010, SE 31/03/2010, FI 30/04/2010, PT 16/06/2011, PL 15/06/2012
screenplay: Nicolas Winding Refn
cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Gary Lewis, Jamie Sives, Alexander Morton, Ewan Stewart, Callum Mitchell, Gary McCormack, Douglas Russell, Andrew Flanagan, Maarten Steven
cinematography by: Morten Søborg
film editing: Matthew Newman
art director: Laurel Wear
producer: Johnny Andersen, Bo Ehrhardt, Henrik Danstrup, Karen Smyth
production: Nimbus Film, La Belle Allée Productions Ltd, One Eye Production
backing: Danish Film Institute, Scanbox Entertainment, DR TV, Scottish Screen, BBC, Wales Creative IP Fund, British Film Council, Nordisk Film & TV Fund
distributor: Scanbox Entertainment Denmark, Le Pacte, Independenta Film, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais, Scanbox Entertainment Sweden, Scanbox Entertainment Finland, Audiovisual

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