A missionary disappears with soldiers in Sweden's northern forest during the late Viking age. A search party enters the woods, where an ancient darkness lurks.A missionary disappears with soldiers in Sweden's northern forest during the late Viking age. A search party enters the woods, where an ancient darkness lurks.A missionary disappears with soldiers in Sweden's northern forest during the late Viking age. A search party enters the woods, where an ancient darkness lurks.
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I'll admit that I'm not sharpest knife in the cutlery draw but, then again, I'm not exactly stupid either. That being said, I was lost when the end to this film eventually came into view. I think it was the last 20-30 minutes where I started to realise that I had very little idea of what exactly was going on. I'm still wondering now.
The locations are suitably bleak and moody and the acting was good. The film was a mystery tour, I enjoyed the journey, but I have no idea where it was we ended up.
The locations are suitably bleak and moody and the acting was good. The film was a mystery tour, I enjoyed the journey, but I have no idea where it was we ended up.
The set design and the locations are very good but the acting and the story is absolutely terrible.
It's rare I dont finish the film and i had only 10 mins left
An entertaining film that was quite a bit scary in parts. The ending was a twist, but not a good one. If you like Vikings and Scandinavian lore you will enjoy this film.
Would like to see a film with a good budget from the same directors!
The Good:
The plot is fairly straightforward and makes for good horror/mystery.
Sets and surroundings are very good. The use of Swedish summer wilderness saves a lot of money and provides a suitable mood.
FX are servicable, but only barely so.
The Bad: Suffers from a lot of problems with pacing The use of filters to simulate night time/darkness is a bit overdone.
The actors tend to overact, as is often the case with Swedish actors in my experience.
A little bit more exposition would have made things easier to follow.
Summary: All in all it is, as is so often the case with low-budget productions, a film of unused potential.
Still, the effort was valiant and the choice of topics was comparatively inventive.
Expect no masterpiece because this is not it. Nonetheless, if you're into (late) viking era stuff and horror and norse mythlogy, it can provide you with some entertainment.
Sets and surroundings are very good. The use of Swedish summer wilderness saves a lot of money and provides a suitable mood.
FX are servicable, but only barely so.
The Bad: Suffers from a lot of problems with pacing The use of filters to simulate night time/darkness is a bit overdone.
The actors tend to overact, as is often the case with Swedish actors in my experience.
A little bit more exposition would have made things easier to follow.
Summary: All in all it is, as is so often the case with low-budget productions, a film of unused potential.
Still, the effort was valiant and the choice of topics was comparatively inventive.
Expect no masterpiece because this is not it. Nonetheless, if you're into (late) viking era stuff and horror and norse mythlogy, it can provide you with some entertainment.
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- GoofsSome of the clothing looks suspiciously modern. About halfway through, a captured bandit is being restrained and the leggings he is wearing look suspiciously straight and the cloth resembles denim. A glimpse of a child in a cave looks like any child from the year the film was made.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
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- €42,000 (estimated)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m(87 min)
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- 2.39:1
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