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Just a few days after Christmas Sweden-based Ida (played by Moa Gammel) flies to Norway to visit her mother Anne (Trine Wiggen) and half-sister Tuva (Madeleine Martin) to realise their annual dive. Ida tries to leave behind her marital issues, but soon after her arrival, she is confronted by her mother, who does not support marital therapy. It also becomes clear that the tension between them goes back a long way. Since Anne feels too unwell, it is just Ida…
It’s gory, it’s dark and somehow existential. Shot entirely in Scotland, Valhalla Rising is yet another Nordic atmospheric film that takes its time and shows more than tells. Set somewhere in the Scottish Highlands around the year 1096 AD, the story follows a mute Norse warrior, One Eye, played by Mads Mikkelsen who is held captive by a Norse chieftain who forces him to fight to the death against others. After dreaming about his escape his, vision comes true and…