Valhalla Rising

Valhalla Rising

Mads Mikkelsen as One Eye in VALLHALLA RISING, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn.

Valhalla Rising (2009/2010)

Opened: 07/16/2010 Limited

Limited07/16/2010
IFC Center07/16/2010 - 08/05/201021 days
Sunset 5/LA07/23/2010 - 07/29/20107 days
IFC Center08/20/2010 - 09/09/201021 days
DVD11/30/2010

Trailer: Click for trailer

Genre: Action/Adventure

Rated: Unrated

Synopsis

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

Released by IFC Films, Valhalla Rising was directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and stars Mads Mikkelsen, Maarten Stevenson, Gordon Brown, Andrew Flanagan, Gary Lewis, Gary McCormack, Alexander Morton, Jamie Sives, Ewan Stewart and Matthew Zajac.

The writers include Nicolas Winding Refn and Roy Jacobsen. The movie was produced by Johnny Andersen, Bo Ehrhardt, Henrik Danstrup, Lene Borglum, Joni Sighvatsson, Mads Peter Ole Olsen, Thorir Sigurjonsson, Yves Chevalier, Carole Sheridan and Christine Alderson.