Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
SEVERED WAYS
Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America
Synopsis
In 1007 AD, on the mainland of North America, two stranded Vikings search—against all odds—for their way home. As they struggle to survive in the vast forests of the New World, their paths diverge as one pursues a spiritual quest, and the other reverts to his primal instincts.
Synopsis
In 1007 AD, on the mainland of North America, two stranded Vikings search—against all odds—for their way home. As they struggle to survive in the vast forests of the New World, their paths diverge as one pursues a spiritual quest, and the other reverts to his primal instincts.
Our take
Tony Stone’s unusual Viking tale has the swagger of Werner Herzog wilderness epics and the hipness of music videos. Deploying a mix of dubbed dialogue in Norse language and an anachronistic soundtrack featuring the likes of Brian Eno and Judas Priest, this is anything but a historical snoozefest!