Redbad (2018)

The power struggles and wars between the Frisian Redbad and his sworn enemy Pepin of Herstal, Lord of the Franks.

Director:

Roel Reiné

Writer:

Alex van Galen

Stars:

Gijs Naber, Lisa Smit, Huub Stapel

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gijs Naber	...	Redbad
Lisa Smit	...	Fenne
Huub Stapel	...	Aldigisl
Derek de Lint	...	Eibert
Aus Greidanus	...	Odulf (as Aus Greidanus sr.)
Peter Faber	...	Sibod
Marieke Heebink	...	Alemke
Sierd Jan van der Meulen	...	Baby Poppo
Mike Weerts	...	Scout
Jack Wouterse	...	Willibrord
Tibo Vandenborre	...	Charles Martel
Daphne Wellens	...	Trude
Pieter Embrechts	...	General Focard
Søren Malling	...	Wiglek
Morten Rose	...	Gund

Storyline

700 AD. Northern Europe is divided into two worlds: the Frisians, Saxons and Danes live above the rivers, below the rivers live the Franks. They want to achieve what even the Romans did not succeed: conquer all of Europe. They put in a new weapon to enslave the Gentiles: Christianity. They target Europe's main trading center, where the Frisian king Aldigisl rules.

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Plot Keywords:

wilhelm scream | female nudity | topless female nudity | 

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Taglines:

The road to freedom is paved in blood.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | History | War

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch English

Release Date:

28 June 2018 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Redbad 754 A.D.

Box Office

Budget:

€7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Farmhouse Film & TV, Bulletproof Cupid, Rebel Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

160 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title of the movie has its roots in a West-Germanic language, called Frisian (Frysk/Fries). The Frisian name of Redbad is Radbod, which translates to modern Dutch as Radboud.

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Alternate Versions

In January 2019 the movie aired on TV in the Netherlands as a four part mini-series.

User Reviews

If you take 'red' out of the title, then you've got it right

I know this movie is already known for it's duration now but let me state once again: this movie is WAY TOO LONG. This shouldn't be a problem if indeed most of the shots were interesting but sadly, this isn't the case. Instead you get bombarded with multiple slo-mo nature/animal/close-up shots.

Furthermore i have to say the story is a bit of a mess. Sometimes you get to know something huge about a character and it's never even slightly mentioned before, it's suddenly just out there and after that you've gotta deal with it yourself, character development is pretty 'bad'. Also it feels like some actors were put in there because they're 'famous' (if that's the right word for it), they just had a few lines and they deliver them very POORLY. Jonathan Banks was the most positive aspect in this whole movie.

Besides all the above: the battle scenes are fine (nothing you haven't seen already), i think the CGI is pretty good for a dutch movie and it has some gory moments which will keep your eyes open (i had mine closed for a while).

Long story short if you like long movies A LOT, historical movies A LOT and you like vikings A LOT then you'll enjoy this, i'm sure of it. Otherwise i really recommend you to watch the Vikings TV-serie because it's a lot better/fun/hardcore and basically covers the same christian/viking struggle in a better way ( a better way to invest your time).

I hope you'll have a good time if you still decide to go, can't assure you that you won't be looking at your watch a few times or trying to find out when the movie's going to end. Cheers