The Last King

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

The Last King (Norwegian: Birkebeinerne) is a 2016 Norwegian historical drama, directed by Nils Gaup. The story, inspired by true events, centers on the efforts of the Birkebeiner loyalists to protect the infant, Haakon Haakonsson, the 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]

Synopsis

Norway 1204, Birkebeiners and king Haakon Sverresson possess the throne in Nidaros. They are threatened by Baglers, who has taken power in Eastern Norway, with the help from Denmark.

In 1206, the king is killed by Baglers, and his illegitimate infant son, Håkon Håkonsson, whom half the kingdom wants killed off, is guarded in secrecy by two men and fostered by Inga of Varteig. They flee from the Baglers, raise an improvised army and fight for the child's life, in an event which changed the course of the country's history.

Cast

Jakob Oftebro as Skjervald
Kristofer Hivju as Torstein
Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen as Gisle
Thorbjørn Harr as Inge Bårdsson
Benjamin Helstad
Stig Henrik Hoff
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Ane Ulmoen Øverli as Inga of Varteig
Thea Sofie Loch Næss as Kristin
Anders Dahlberg as Aslak
Elg Elgesem as Frikk
Torkel Dommersnes Soldal
Adam Nemet as Gisles vakt
Søren Pilmark as Bishop
Lia Boysen as Margaret

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 9 reviews.[4]

References

"The Last King". Magnolia Pictures. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
Knut Helle. "Håkon Håkonsson". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
Narve Bjørgo. "Håkon Sverresson". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
"The Last King (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved July 20, 2019.

External links

The Last King at IMDb
The Last King at Rotten Tomatoes

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[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 20, 2019.