Mads mikkelsen one eye, maarten stevenson are the boy, gordon brown hagen, andrew flanagan gudmond, gary lewis kare, gary mccormack hauk, alexander morton barde, jamie sives gorm, ewan stewart eirik, mathew zajac malkolm. Valhalla rising is a 2009 englishlanguage film directed by nicolas winding refn, starring mads mikkelsen. Valhalla rising is the story of a oneeyed norse warrior and a child traveling with some christians looking for a crusade. It owes more to jodorowskis the holy mountain confirmed by refn in the making of, im delighted to say. In fact refn has used angers in films since valhalla rising. Valhalla rising is a 2001 clive cussler book in the dirk pitt series. Rent valhalla rising 2009 starring mads mikkelsen and maarten stevenson on dvd and bluray. Nicolas winding refn le guerrier silencieux, valhalla rising 2009. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. The film takes place around the year 1096 ad and follows a norse warrior named oneeye and a boy as they travel with a band of christian crusaders by ship in the hopes of. Valhalla rising is a 2009 englishlanguage danish period adventure film directed by nicolas winding refn, cowritten by refn and roy jacobsen, and starring mads mikkelsen.
But their boat takes a wrong turning and ends up somewhere unexpected. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Movies like valhalla rising if you like valhalla rising you are looking for atmospheric, bleak and art house movies about with vikings, one eyed man, warrior, brutality, violence, viking and ship themes of adventure, drama and fantasy genre shot in denmark or uk. Im not sure theres much going on behind this blank, brutish surface, but its undeniably distinctive and packs a certain. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. With mads mikkelsen, maarten stevenson, alexander morton, stewart porter. The short answer is i dont have a clue but since i was shuttled to the local art theater to see mr. Valhalla rising is a 2009 englishlanguage danish period adventure film directed by nicolas.
An epic tale of war, vengeance and redemption, valhalla rising. 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. The scorpion image on the jacket of the driver, from his later film drive2011, seems to be taken right from scorpio rising. Valhalla rising 2009 official trailer hq uk version on. Valhalla rising mads mikkelsen gary lewis jamie sives 2009 a mute warrior with supernatural strength escapes his captors and sails to an unknown land with a ship full of vikings. Valhalla rising 2009 scotland the movie location guide. An intriguing amalgam of norse mythology, religious historiography and ultraviolence, valhalla rising is epic, brutal and utterly captivating. Valhalla rising is nicolas winding refn drive, only god forgives 2009 feature. Apr 29, 2010 valhalla rising amounts to a series of poses. Valhalla rising with images valhalla rising, movies to watch. Valhalla rising 2009 directed by nicolas winding refn. Drama avontuur film geregisseerd door nicolas winding refn. Refns new film valhalla rising i have to provide a long answer. Valhalla rising begins on a desolate coast where the heads of warring clans meet in battle.
Valhalla rising 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. Mads mikkelsen, maarten stevenson, alexander morton, gary lewis. This stylized knockout premiered to acclaim at the venice and toronto film festivals and is destined to become a cult classic. Valhalla rising video 1min 41sec, a mute warrior escapes his captors with the help of a young boy and throws his lot in with a band of christian vikings off to jerusalem. In valhalla rising 2009, mads character one eye goes the entire film without saying a single word. Forced for some time to be a fighting slave, a pagan warrior escapes his captors with a boy and joins a group of crusaders on their quest to the holy land. Dec 14, 20 two of note are scorpio rising1963 and lucifer rising1980, which refn has clearly been influenced by. Valhalla rising is a spiritual journey, a meditation on what happens when one reaches beyond corporeal means. Screened at the venice film festival and the toronto international film festival, danish director nicolas winding refns valhalla rising 2009 arrives on bluray. Valhalla rising 2009 r2 movie dvd cd cover, dvd cover, front cover. There are 2 major religion trends depicted in the movie. Visually gripping and anchored by a magnetic mads mikkelsen, valhalla rising delves into violence and faith in brutally uncompromising fashion. Valhalla rising 2009 valhalla rising stars mads mikkelsen as one eye, a chained slave forced to fight to the death for the entertainment of his owners.
Nov 14, 2012 a savage oneeyed viking warrior and a young runaway embark on a dangerous odyssey, in this action packed epic. Download valhalla rising full movie video dailymotion. Released at the time in the usa by ifc, the highly visual films tells the story of one eye mads mikkelsen, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, who, in the year ad, enters with the help of a boy slave a journey into the heart of darkness. Valhalla rising nr 93 min adventure, drama, action, fantasy 4 september 2009 ad, for years, one eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the norse chieftain barde. A savage oneeyed viking warrior and a young runaway embark on a dangerous odyssey, in this action packed epic. At a certain point, a young boy starts speaking on his behalf, but one eye doesnt really affirm. Sep 04, 2009 valhalla rising received its north american premiere at the 2009 toronto film festival. Valhalla rising received its north american premiere at the 2009 toronto film festival.
Nicholas winding redfs valhalla rising is a stark and austere viking film that may have been marketed as a sort of northern 300, but is nothing of the sort. Valhalla rising mads mikkelsen stars in this drama set in ad. The film takes place in ad and follows a norse warrior named oneeye and a boy named are as they travel with a band of christian crusaders in pursuit of a crusade. Rent valhalla rising 2009 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The events depicted in the book take place between july and august 2003. Gaining his freedom he meets a band of erstwhile crusaders and sets off with them for the holy land. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
From the acclaimed director of the pusher trilogy and bronson comes valhalla rising, the brutal, epic story of a mute scandinavian slave known only as one eye. It is important to note the main character is a human version of odin. Allrightythen nicolas winding refn, what in the world do we have here. Only content that has been downloaded can be watched outside of uk, republic of ireland and channel islands. Valhalla rising 2009 official trailer hq uk version. Valhalla rising is about religion, primal instinct, innocence and discovery. Mads mikkelsen, jamie sives, gary lewis, ewan stewart, maarten stevenson valhalla rising is an episodic story about a norse warrior known as oneeye who travels with a small band of crusaders who are intent on spreading christianity to a new world which they find themselves. Using the arrow, the man manages to break free, killing the chieftain and his entourage and impaling the.
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