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A Balasaur Score of 62 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 70%, Metacritic 61/100.
Synopsis
Scandinavia, 1,000 AD. For years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. 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. 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 an unknown land. As the new world reveals its secrets and the Vikings confront their terrible and bloody fate, One Eye discovers his true self.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes70%
Metacritic61/100
1,371 audience votes
Key crew
- Roy JacobsenWriter
- Peter KyedOriginal Music Composer
- Nicolas Winding RefnWriter
- Peter PeterOriginal Music Composer
- Nicolas Winding RefnDirector
Cast
- Mads MikkelsenOne-Eye
- Gary LewisKare
- Jamie SivesGorm
- Ewan StewartEirik
- Alexander MortonBarde
- Callum MitchellPagan Viking Guard
- Andrew FlanaganDuggal
- Douglas RussellOlaf
- Maarten StevensonAre / The Boy
- Gordon BrownHagen
- Gary McCormackHauk
- Robert HarrisonRoger
Stills
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Themes
escapehellmythologysurrealgorevikings (norsemen)mutebrutalityslaveone eyed mannew worldchieftain