Arn: Riket vid vägens slut (2008)

The Knight Arn is sent on a last mission against Saladin. He has to win this battle, before he can go home to Sweden, and finally marry his Cecilia and start a family. But the peace back home is threatened by the Danes.

Director:

Peter Flinth

Writers:

Jan Guillou (novel), Hans Gunnarsson (screenplay)

Stars:

Joakim Nätterqvist, Sofia Helin, Stellan Skarsgård

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joakim Nätterqvist	...	Arn Magnusson
Sofia Helin	...	Cecilia Algotsdotter
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Birger Brosa
Bibi Andersson	...	Moder Rikissa
Gustaf Skarsgård	...	Kung Knut
Fanny Risberg	...	Cecilia Blanka
Joel Kinnaman	...	Sverker Karlsson
Jakob Cedergren	...	Ebbe Sunesson
Morgan Alling	...	Eskil Magnusson
Anders Baasmo Christiansen	...	Harald Øysteinsson
Nicholas Boulton	...	Gerard De Ridefort
Frank Sieckel	...	Sigfried De Turenne
Barnaby Kay	...	Riddare
Robert Willox	...	Vapenmästare
Martin Wallström	...	Magnus Månsköld

Storyline

The Knight Arn is sent on a last mission against Saladin. He has to win this battle, before he can go home to Sweden, and finally marry his Cecilia and start a family. But the peace back home is threatened by the Danes.

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Plot Keywords:

knights templar | sword and shield | weapon | cavalry | kingdom | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | War

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Details

Country:

Denmark Sweden Finland UK Norway Germany

Language:

Swedish English Norwegian Danish Arabic

Release Date:

22 August 2008 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Arn - Kraljevstvo na kraju puta

Filming Locations:

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

SEK 210,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

AMC Pictures, Arion Communications Ltd., Dagsljus Filmequipment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the film that made Bill Skarsgård decide that he wanted to be an actor.

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Goofs

[All goofs for this title are spoilers.]

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Connections

Follows Arn: Tempelriddaren (2007)

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Soundtracks

Där du andas
Composed by Anders Glenmark, Niklas Strömstedt
Lyrics by Anders Glenmark
Niklas Strömstedt
Musical Arrangement Anders Glenmark
Sung by Marie Fredriksson
Performed by André Ferrari (percussion), Esbjörn Hazelius (flute and violin), Anders Glenmark (bass, keyboard, guitar), The Stockholm Session Strings

User Reviews

Arn wants to become a lot more but becomes a lot less

It's 1187 and the time has come for Arn and his beloved Cecilia to reunite. They have their son who has grownup without his parents and they have their promises of everlasting love. Now our hero only has to go home and make a future for himself, his family and his people.

The story is told with elements of love, war, friendship and deceit and visually impressive surroundings between the barren desert landscape in the south and the lush verdure on the north. This is where great battles and expensive special effects take place.

Yet, it still doesn't become more than simple manners. No conflicts are deep enough to make it interesting, no characters are shaped enough to touch you and no surprising camera work is seen at all. Sofia Helin, Gustav Skarsgård and all the others can't do anything about the high-flown and ridiculous dialogue that makes you wonder why they wasted all that money on the casting.