The Last King (film)

The Last King
Birkebeinerne
Directed by Nils Gaup
Produced by Per Henry Borch
Mary Callery
Malene Ehlers
Peter Garde
Finn Gjerdrum
Eszter Gyárfás
Lone Korslund
Stein B. Kvae
Jackie Larkin
Lesley McKimm
Viktória Petrányi
Erik Poppe
Julius Solheim
Kaare Storemyr
Judit Sós
Henrik Zein
Screenplay by Ravn Lanesskog
Starring Jakob Oftebro
Kristofer Hivju
Thorbjørn Harr
Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen
Ane Ulmoen Øverli
Music by Gaute Storaas
Cinematography Peter Mokrosinski
Edited by Christoffer Heie
Tomas Täng
Production
companies
Newgrange Pictures
Nordisk Film Production
Paradox Film 3
Proton Cinema (co-production)
Distributed by Magnolia Pictures
Nordisk Filmdistribusjon
StudioCanal
At Entertainment
Koch Media
Release date
 12 February 2016
Running time
 93 minutes
Country  Norway
 Denmark
 Sweden
 Ireland
 Hungary
Language Norwegian
Budget Ø 45,000,000 (estimated)
Box office $ 8,550

The Last King (Norwegian: Birkebeinerne) is a 2015 Norwegian historical drama, directed by Nils Gaup.

Plot

The film centers on the efforts of the Birkebeiner loyalists to protect the infant, Haakon Haakonsson, who was an heir to the Norwegian throne after the death of his father, King Haakon Sverresson. The film is set during the civil war era in Norway during the 13th-century.[1] [2][3]

A story inspired by true events. Norway 1204, Birkebeiners and king Haakon Sverresson possess the throne in Nidaros. They are threaten by Baglers, that has taken power in Eastern Norway, with the help from Denmark among the refugees is the king's son and heir, Haakon Haakonsson, who is fostered in secret by Inga of Varteig.

In 1206, the king's illegitimate infant son, Håkon Håkonsson, which half the kingdom wants killed off, is guarded in secrecy by two men. An event which changed the course of the country's history.

Cast

Production

The Last King was filmed in Lillehammer and Sogndal in 2015.

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 75% based on 8 reviews, and an average rating of 6.1/10.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Last King". Magnolia Pictures. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ Knut Helle. "Håkon Håkonsson". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ Narve Bjørgo. "Håkon Sverresson". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "The Last King (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
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