Northmen: A Viking Saga
| Northmen: A Viking Saga | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Claudio Fäh |
| Produced by |
Ralph S. Dietrich Karin G. Dietrich Daniel Höltschi Frank Kaminski Ulrich Stiehm Rolf Wappenschmitt Marco Del Bianco Giselher Venzke Bertha Spieker |
| Screenplay by |
Matthias Bauer Bastian Zach |
| Starring |
Tom Hopper Ryan Kwanten Ken Duken Charlie Murphy Ed Skrein Anatole Taubman Leo Gregory James Norton Darrell D'Silva Johan Hegg Danny Keogh |
| Music by | Marcus Trumpp |
| Cinematography | Lorenzo Senatore |
| Edited by | Adam Recht ACE |
Production company |
Elite Film Produktion AG Jumping Horse Film GmbH Two Oceans Production PTY Ltd. |
| Distributed by |
The Salt Company[1] Entertainment One Elite Film AG Ascot Elite Filmverleih GmbH |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Switzerland/Germany/South Africa |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $12,827,799 [2] |
Northmen: A Viking Saga is a 2014 historical action film by Swiss director Claudio Fäh. It is an English-language film, produced by Swiss production house Elite Film Produktion AG (Zurich) in co-production with Jumping Horse Film GmbH (Germany, Hannover) and Two Oceans Production PTY Ltd. (South Africa, Cape Town).[3]
The soundtrack of the movie contains 2 metal songs; "In The Shadows" by the German symphonic metal/power metal band Beyond the Black[4] and "Deceiver Of The Gods" by the Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth.[5]
Summary
A group of Vikings, under the leadership of Asbjörn, are stranded on the Scottish coast after their ship sank in the storm. There, they are attacked by soldiers who guard princess Inghean, who is on her way to her wedding. The Vikings defeat the soldiers and take Inghean with them, so they can exchange her for ransom. Along the way, they meet a monk who grants them aid and shelter. Meanwhile Inghean's father, King Dunchaid, tasked a mercenary force to pursue the Vikings and free his daughter.
As the mercenaries attack the tower, where the monk and the Vikings are sheltered, the group escapes through a tunnel. The monk offers to show the Vikings the way to the Viking settlement Danelag, where they would be safe. Along the way, they are repeatedly attacked by the mercenaries, but the Vikings eventually defeat them. On a cliff, they are surrounded by King Dunchaid and his troops. Asbjörn jumps into the water and gets a boat out of a cave. Then, the other Vikings jump into the water as well, just like the monk and Inghean, who has decided to stay with the Vikings. Together, the group rows towards Danelag.
Cast
- Tom Hopper as Asbjörn
- Ryan Kwanten as Conall
- Ken Duken as Thorald
- Charlie Murphy as Inghean
- Ed Skrein as Hjorr
- Anatole Taubman as Bovarr
- Leo Gregory as Jorund
- James Norton as Bjorn
- Darrell D'Silva as Gunnar
- Johan Hegg as Valli
- Danny Keogh as King Dunchaid
Production
The film is directed by Hollywood-based Swiss director Claudio Fäh (Sniper: Reloaded, Hollow Man 2) after a script by two Austrians Mattias Bauer and Bastian Zach, the writers of the Swiss horror film One Way Trip 3D.[6]
Reception
The film has a score of 50% on Metacritic.[7]
References
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fNORTHMENAVIKINGS01
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (1 November 2012). "eOne goes on Viking saga with Salt | News | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ↑ http://www.femmemetalwebzine.net/2015/04/28/jennifer-haben-beyond-the-black/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1OwyNGuOpQ
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1754314/
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/movie/northmen-a-viking-saga