Redbad (2018)

06/28/2018Adventure, History, War, Drama2h 40m
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The legend

Overview

In the year of 754 AD, during a time of epic battles and bloodshed, the legend of the pagan warrior king, Rebad, is born, but so is a new weapon against his people: Christianity. Redbad must ultimately unite a Viking army powerful enough to defeat the seemingly invincible Franks.

Top Billed Cast

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    Gijs Naber

    Redbad

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    Jonathan Banks

    Pepijn

  3. Cast 1

    Lisa Smit

    Fenne

  4. Cast 1

    Søren Malling

    Wiglek

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    Derek de Lint

    Eibert

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    Egbert Jan Weeber

    Bonifatius

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    Huub Stapel

    Aldigisl

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    Renée Soutendijk

    Idwina

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    Loes Haverkort

    Frea

If you have watched any of Michael Hirst's "Vikings" series then you will probably find this to be a potted version of some of those stories condensed (though it doesn't always feel like it) into 2½ hours or so. Essentially our eponymous hero (Gijs Naber) is the Fresian lord who is constantly at war with "Pepijn" (Jonathan Banks) who is the king of the Franks and his sworn enemy. The narrative focuses on the weaponisation of Christianity by the latter as a means of subjugating - frequently quite brutally - all who do not accept the doctrines of the Papal legate who insists on baptising everyon...

Status Released

Original LanguageDutch 

Budget$8,155,000.00

Revenue $482,806.00

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