Valhalla Rising (2009)

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

Writers:

Roy Jacobsen, Matthew Read (additional writing),

Stars:

Mads Mikkelsen, Alexander Morton, Stewart Porter

4 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mads Mikkelsen	...	One Eye
Alexander Morton	...	Barde - Pagan
Stewart Porter	...	Kenneth - Pagan
Maarten Stevenson	...	The Boy - Pagan
Mathew Zajac	...	Malkolm - Pagan
Gordon Brown	...	Hagen - Christian Viking
Gary McCormack	...	Hauk - Christian Viking
Andrew Flanagan	...	Gudmond - Christian Viking
James Ramsey	...	Gudmund - Christian Viking
Gary Lewis	...	Kare - Christian Viking
Jamie Sives	...	Gorm - Christian Viking
Ewan Stewart	...	Eirik - Christian Viking
Rony Bridges	...	Magnus - Christian Viking
Robert Harrison	...	Roger - Christian Viking
Andy Nicolson	...	Christian Viking

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

viking | new world | ship | escape | warrior | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

Denmark UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

Buđenje Valhale

Filming Locations:

Scotland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$7,905 (USA) (16 July 2010)

Gross:

$17,546 (USA) (23 July 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films, Belle Allee Productions, La, NWR Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Among the influences for director Nicolas Winding Refn were a runestone he saw in Delaware and the Mario Bava film Planet of the Vampires.

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Goofs

The closing credit for "Technical Support" has a typo error "Techincal".

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Quotes

Viking chief: He's never belonged to anyone for more than 5 years, your time has passed, mine has come.

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Connections

Referenced in At the Movies: Episode #8.37 (2011)

User Reviews

God was I wrong

I was expecting an epic battle movie about Vikings (as my mistake was to not check who's the director) and hell was I mistaken. What was delivered was an astonishing movie about humanity. In my humble opinion this is a masterpiece, despite being visually and acoustically amazing it is an in-depth look into mankind as it is rarely found. There is a lot in this movie (which in itself is amazing when one is looking on the minimal use of words)and I have to admit I did not get all the hints and metaphors used.

If you want entertainment go and watch something else use your brain and you will enjoy this movie! I normally do not write reviews or rate movies here but I strongly felt that this movie was underrated by a mile. Further, this reminded me to go and finally buy Denmarks best trilogy!