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Jakob Þór Einarsson | ... | Gest |
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Edda Björgvinsdóttir | ... | Gest's Sister |
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Helgi Skúlason | ... | Thord |
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Gotti Sigurdarson | ... | Einar (as Gottskálk D. Sigurdarson) |
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Flosi Ólafsson | ... | Erik |
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Egill Ólafsson | ... | Thord's Brother |
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Sveinn M. Eiðsson | ... | Guard |
Gunnar Jónsson | ... | Erik's Retainer | |
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Þráinn Karlsson | ... | Olaf the Childlover |
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Anna S. Karlsdóttir | ... | (as Anna Karlsdóttir) |
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Abba M. Jóhannsdóttir | ||
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Anna Reynisdóttir | ||
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Arnaldur Friðgeirsson | ||
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Ármann Ingason | ||
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Birgir Guðjónsson |
Ireland: Vikings pillage the land, seeking silver and slaves, slaying men and women in the process. A young boy is spared when a Viking takes pity on him instead of killing him. Iceland 20 years later: The boy returns to take his revenge on the killers, the Norwegian foster brothers; Thord and Eirik, by cunning and hidden weapons. Written by Stle A. Olsen <sao@idt.unit.no>
This is for me a very memorable movie. First of all it has a good story with morale in it. It deals with vengeance which can probably be among the hardest things for a man to deal with. Which is greatly illustrated at the end of the movie (without revealing too much...).
Also the story with the lone crusader seeking vengeance for the slaying of his family is very strong. And the atmosphere of the movie really helps as well. The music is very good and helps the atmosphere as does the photo. It´s dirty, grey and cold just like it should be in a relentless, unforgiving, viking movie.
This is probably the best viking movie so far, not that it has too many contenders sadly enough. I recommend this movie to anyone wanting to see a very special movie with a special atmosphere and a few nice touches. And also, the movie is almost worth seeing only to hear the wonderful icelandic language!
I rate this 7/10, one extra star for originality!