TrustNordisk is proud to announce that THE SALVATION has been selected for the 67th Cannes International Film Festival. THE SALVATION will screen as an Out of Competition - Midnight Screening at the festival, which will take place from May 14th-25th 2014.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Kristian Levring (THE KING IS ALIVE, 2000), written by Academy Award-winner Anders Thomas Jensen (IN A BETTER WORLD, 2010 and LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED, 2012) together with Kristian Levring, THE SALVATION is a large scale western drama rooted in Scandinavia - a tale of revenge, blood feud, lost love and greed.
Featuring an all-star cast consisting of Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mikael Persbrandt, Eric Cantona and Jonathan Pryce among others and lead by Mads Mikkelsen as a Danish settler in 19th century North America, who sets out to avenge his family, THE SALVATION marks director Kristian Levring´s return to Cannes. In 2000, his film THE KING IS ALIVE screened in Un Certain Regard.
1870s America. When settler John kills his family´s murderer, he unleashes the fury of notorious gang leader Delarue. Betrayed by his corrupt and cowardly community, the peaceful pioneer must turn vengeful hunter, slay the outlaws, and cleanse the town´s black heart.
THE SALVATION is produced by Sisse Graum Jørgensen for Zentropa Entertainments33 ApS in co-production with Spier Films from South Africa and Forward Films from UK with the support of The Danish Film Institute, Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) and Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Developed with support from Film I Väst and the MEDIA programme of the European Union.
Nordic theatrical distribution in collaboration with Nordisk Film Distribution.
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