The Last King

2016 [NORWEGIAN]

Action / Adventure / Drama / History / War

32
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 46% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 46% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 8115 8.1K

civil war kingdom norway snow ski 13th century

Plot summary

Norway, 1204. A civil war between the birkebeiners —the king's men— and the baglers —supporters of the Norwegian aristocracy and the Church— ravages the country. Two men must protect a baby, the illegitimate son of King Håkon, who will be the future king and peacemaker, from those who want to kill him.

Director

Nils Gaup Photo
Nils Gaup

Top cast

Pål Sverre Hagen Photo
Pål Sverre Hagen as Gisle
Thea Sofie Loch Næss Photo
Thea Sofie Loch Næss as Kristin
Søren Pilmark Photo
Søren Pilmark as Bishop
Kristofer Hivju Photo
Kristofer Hivju as Torstein
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
863.52 MB
1280*544
Norwegian 2.0
NR
Subtitles no  
23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 6
1.61 GB
1920*816
Norwegian 2.0
NR
Subtitles no  
23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mcmivc 7 / 10

Very Entertaining! Stays true to history, with a few minor changes

As I am a huge fan of my country's history, this film was right up my alley. All the historical elements of the film are excellently portrayed. A few historical facts were changed a little, but not so much that it ruins the film. The changes work. The more fictional parts of the film are also very good.The acting is also very nice. Main actors Kristofer Hivju and Jakob Oftebro have a lot of good chemistry and work well off each other. The other actors do a good job too.The cinematography is wonderful. Beautiful shots of the Norwegian wilderness make this a spectacular viewing experience.All in all, this film is excellent!
Reviewed by SeaBassEon 7 / 10

Longest ski chase in the history of cinema

Anyone who likes medieval action movie or historical re-enactment will enjoy this film. It's not a memorable film unfortunately. Sure there's dynamic double axe battles, Nordic landscapes to admire and history but it lacks that special touch masterpieces have.Two men carry and protect the baby son of the dead king of Norwegia across the mountains from Lilhammer. They are Norwegian Ski Infantry (Birkebeiner).The Church wants this baby dead in order to take control of the other half of the country. Inspired by true events, these heroic stories changed Norwegian history forever. Modern Birkebeiner racers also re-enact the famous ski tour, this time around going in the opposite direction. They are all required to bear a backpack weighing at least 3.5 kilos, meant to represent the pack containing the royal infant.
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