The Northman
8/10Watched 20222h 17mAction · Adventure · FantasyReleased 2022
Chris's take
Excellent film with a unique style - brooding and brutal. The stylistic choices can be a bit too much at times and characters could have been fleshed out more, but overall this allegorical tale definitely hits the mark.
Director
Robert Eggers
Cast
Alexander Skarsgård
Amleth
Nicole Kidman
Queen Gudrún
Claes Bang
Fjölnir the Brotherless
Ethan Hawke
King Aurvandil War-Raven
Anya Taylor-Joy
Olga of the Birch Forest
Gustav Lindh
Thórir the Proud
Elliott Rose
Gunnar
Willem Dafoe
Heimir the Fool
Plot overview
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.