Complete credited cast: | |||
Reine Brynolfsson | ... | Trausti | |
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Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir | ... | Isold |
Egill Ólafsson | ... | Hjoerleifur | |
Sune Mangs | ... | Bishop | |
Kristbjörg Kjeld | ... | Sigrid | |
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Klara Íris Vigfúsdóttir | ... | Sol |
Helgi Skúlason | ... | Grim | |
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Johann Neumann | ... | Leonardo |
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Helga Bachmann | ... | Edda |
Sigurður Sigurjónsson | ... | Egill | |
Sveinn M. Eiðsson | ... | Ketill | |
Flosi Ólafsson | ... | Erikur | |
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Guðmunda Elíasdóttir | ... | Fostra |
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Rúrik Haraldsson | ... | Lawman |
Trausti returns to Iceland just in time to be entangled in a family feud over a stranded whale-cadaver. His mother (the family head) is mortally wounded and Grim kills Erikur; the other clan leader. Isold, daughter of Erikur now takes his place. Isold and Trausti are attracted to each other, but Isold was promised to Hjoerleifur - the son of the Bishop (of Iceland) and his powerful wife. However, Isold has a plan... Written by Staale A. Olsen <sao@idt.unit.no>
Another great film from Iceland. What a beautiful and deep work! I saw it many times in my home country, Russia, as it was shown on central TV quite often in 1999-2001. The story is breathtaking - Trausti, who has become a Christian, returns to Iceland from Europe, but then he is thought to be lost at sea and while he is still not found, his house is looted, his people are murdered and he is virtually alone. Then, his revenge starts. Trausti finds new people who will help him to avenge his family and friends. Finally, he uses a very sly method, with the help of nature - in fact, a geyser, that is used as a water heater there. Then, mostly all of his enemies are destroyed and although Trausti is revenged, the film leaves you with a heavy heart, as so many people are dead. What is great in this film is the brilliant, severe nature, with terrible rains all the time. It is not merely a background for the action, no, it acts and work out as a real hero there, too. Other big plus is the role of the fat, greedy Bishop, who is the actual master of the lands, and he is a vile, sinful, horrid creature, with no drop of Christian mercy inside. His power is enormous and his deeds are so gruesome that you feel a deep disgust to him. The very fact that even in a "baptized" land people still pray to hidden statues of Thor explains much in this film. The faith has not come, and the nominal religion is used for masking the bloody crimes. Watch this splendid and breathtaking film, you really must do it.