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Tiff: ‘Valhalla Rising’ Delivers Authentic Viking Experience

16 September 2009 7:28 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

A splendid co-production between Denmark and the United Kingdom, Valhalla Rising is an extraordinary work set during the time of Vikings. Hollywood has never managed to deal well with Viking lore, and after this film, perhaps they should not because I am not confident they would ever achieve what is achieved in this masterful work, one of the great visual experiences at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

The picture opens on a desolate coast where the heads of warring tribes meet for battle. For many years, One Eye (Mads Mikkelsen) has been the greatest warrior, but is treated like an animal, let out only to fight and then essentially fed and watered in his cage, where he can do no harm. His only real connection to humanity is the young boy who brings him his food and water everyday, and even then it is a prickly relationship. When »

- John Foote

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