Director: Claudio Fäh
Starring: Tom Hopper, Ryan Kwanten, Ken Duken, Charlie Murphy, Ed Skrein, Anatole Taubman, Johan Hegg
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release Date: August 11, 2015
Retail: $22.98
ASIN: B00ZCHTQGA
Rating: R
Buy Link: Amazon
Review:
Arriving on DVD and Blu-ray on August 11th is the action-adventure Northmen: A Viking Saga. The film was released theatrical, on Digital HD and on iTunes yesterday. It's directed by Claudio Fäh (Hollow Man 2, Starship Troopers: Marauder, Sniper: Reloaded), the film stars Tom Hopper (Starz's Black Sails), Ryan Kwanten (HBO's True Blood), Ken Duken (Inglorious Basterds), Charlie Murphy (Ripper Street), Ed Skrein (The Transporter: Refueled), Anatole Taubman (Taken) and Johan Hegg (death-metal band Amon Amarth)! Included on the single-disc is the featurette Northmen: A Look Inside A Viking Saga.
From a screenplay by Matthias Bauer and Bastian Zach (One Way Trip 3D), Northmen: A Viking Saga tells the tale of a small group of Viking raiders lead by Asbjörn (played by Tom Hopper), whom were all outcast by their own people. With a price on a their heads, they hop on a longship with the hope of being taken in by the Viking settlement in Danelagh.
Unfortunately, the longship gets caught in a horrible storm and the Vikings quickly find themselves capsized on the rocky coast of Alba (Scotland) . Before they can even dry off, they are attacked by a band of King of Alba's soldiers, whom were all guarding an armored wagon. After losing one of their own in the battle and killing all the soldiers, the Vikings hoped to find goods in the wagon, but that's not exactly what happens as inside the wagon is the king's daughter - Inghean (played by Charlie Murphy).
At the time the Viking raiders don't know who she is, so thinking they could pay off the bounty on their heads, they take the girl hostage. Unknowingly to them, the king could care less about his daughter and sends his army, lead by Hjorr (played by Ed Skrein) and Bovarr (played by Anatole Taubman) to kill her.
