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Valhalla Rising (2009) 5.9
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Reviews: 212 user | 141 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com 1000 AD, for years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are, a boy slave, One Eye slays his captor and together ... See full summary » Director:Nicolas Winding Refn |
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Cast
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Alexander Morton | ... |
Barde - Pagan
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Kenneth - Pagan
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Maarten Stevenson | ... |
The Boy - Pagan
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Mathew Zajac | ... |
Malkolm - Pagan
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Gordon Brown | ... |
Hagen - Christian Viking
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Gary McCormack | ... |
Hauk - Christian Viking
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Andrew Flanagan | ... |
Gudmond - Christian Viking
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James Ramsey | ... |
Gudmund - Christian Viking
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Kare - Christian Viking
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Gorm - Christian Viking
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Ewan Stewart | ... |
Eirik - Christian Viking
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Rony Bridges | ... |
Magnus - Christian Viking
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Robert Harrison | ... |
Roger - Christian Viking
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Andy Nicolson | ... |
Christian Viking
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1000 AD, for years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are, a boy slave, One Eye slays his captor and together he and Are 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 clears only as the crew sights an unknown land. As the new world reveals its secrets and the Vikings confront their terrible and bloody fate, One Eye discovers his true self. Written by Anonymous
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 March 2010 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Buđenje Valhale See more »Filming Locations:
Scotland, UKBox Office
Budget:
£4,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$7,905 (USA) (16 July 2010)Gross:
$17,546 (USA) (23 July 2010)Company Credits
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Kare: How do we do that? We're half starved. Three men dead, one missing.
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When the General stabs the Priest in the back, his dagger and sword have changed hands when the shot switches to behind the General. See more »Quotes
Eirik: God brought us out of that mist for a reason. We claim this land in His name.Kare: How do we do that? We're half starved. Three men dead, one missing.
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Well, I'm not sure how to put this.
This isn't the movie you would expect. This is a raw and gritty movie, a festival for your eyes, a rare piece of art that dispenses with dialogue, plot and laws of logic for the sake of great cinematography/photography, gripping ambiance and mythology. VALHALLA RISING rendered me speechless. I can't even tell you if it's good - I just want to tell you that it's worth watching. Every minute of it. It is an experience.
We do not learn much of our (anti-)hero: a warrior-slave, Mads Mikkelsen, is freed from captivity and bands with a group of crusaders who intend on heading to the Holy Land, yet end up, well, in their own little hell.
There isn't much more to say to the plot, for it hardly matters - mythology matters here, the grand sceneries matter, and the underlying message matters. It aims at showing us how superfluous the Christian God seems in a world of violence; life as a farce in the face of intangible evil. Will you desert your (Christian) God when the time has come? Here lies its main agenda: in a world of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. He is indeed, he ties us to the elemental powers, and rises above.
A piece of art. Take your time, be patient, and you will enjoy it like no movie before.