Valhalla Rising

valhalla risingA  man with a remarkable talent for violence must fight to survive when he sets out  on an extraordinary journey in this fantasy from director  Nicolas Winding Refn. One Eye is the nickname given to a nameless, mute warrior  who has become a slave to Barde, a wealthy Scotsman who obtained One Eye for his  remarkable fighting skills. One Eye is a fierce warrior but shows little loyalty  to his master, and when the opportunity presents itself, One Eye murders Barde  and his mercenaries and sets off on his own, with a young boy tagging along to  speak on his behalf. Eager to leave Denmark behind in favour  of freedom and adventure, One Eye throws in his lot with a band of Christian  Vikings, who’ve set out on an ambitious quest to travel to Jerusalem and claim  the Holy  Land as their own. But the voyage to the Holy City is a  difficult one, and the Vikings are met with violent resistance, forcing One Eye  to rely on his talents as a warrior to protect himself and his young apprentice.

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