The Last Viking
Denmark
Countries: Denmark / Sweden
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
Writer: Anders Thomas Jensen
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sofie Gråbøl
Genre: Dark Comedy, Crime, Drama
Duration: 1h 56min (116min)
Language / Subtitles: Danish, with English subtitles
Year: 2025
Denmark’s biggest star, Mads Mikkelsen reteams with director Anders Thomas Jensen for this hilarious, crime-caper noir. Mashing black-humour with violent anarchic, dark noir style all underpinned by a moving family drama – it’s a singularly thrilling emotional rollercoaster ride that took home the Audience Award at this year’s Danish Film Awards. Nikolaj Lie Kaas (Way Home) leads a supporting cast that includes Scandi-noir legends Sofie Gråbøl (The Killing) and Søren Malling (Borgen) in a dysfunctional family tale that twists, turns and delivers solid Genre: pleasures while packing an emotional punch.
World premiere at the Venice Film Festival in 2025; subsequently screened at Toronto and the Seville European Film Festival.
“There’s no uncertainty about Mikkelsen, however: He gives a career-best performance here as Manfred, a man with dissociative identity disorder who has become convinced that he’s John Lennon.” – The New York Times
“The sheer bravura strangeness of his work makes “The Last Viking” worth a look even as the film goes from offbeat to plain off-the-rails.” – Variety
“The singularity of “The Last Viking” is to be celebrated, on several fronts; the world would be a more unnerving place with more films like it.” – Variety
”Fast, furious and frequently funny.” – Screendaily
IMDb / Rotten Tomatoes IMDb: 7.2/10 • Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
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