The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King explained

The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King
Director:Mikkel Brænne Sandemose
Starring:Vebjørn Enger
Music:Ginge Anvik
Cinematography:John Christian Rosenlund
Editing:Vidar Flataukan
Country:Norway
Language:Norwegian
Gross:$4.23 million[1]

The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King (Norwegian: '''Askeladden - I Dovregubbens Hall''') is a 2017 Norwegian fantasy adventure film directed by Mikkel Brænne Sandemose and starring Vebjørn Enger. It was released on 29 September 2017. It was co-produced by Czech Republic's Sirene Film and Irish Subotica Entertainment.[2]

Plot

Princess Kristin turns 18 and is obliged to be married. According to the legend, the wedding must happen at once, otherwise a gruesome troll will take her away to the mountain. Prince Fredrik arrives to wed Kristin, but she refuses him and runs away. The king promises his daughter's hand and half the kingdom to whoever can save her. Three poor farm boys, Per, Pål, and Espen, head out to find her and slay the Mountain King, in order to claim the reward and save their farm from ruin.

The film is based on the eighteenth-century Norwegian fairy tales of Askeladden.[3]

Sequel

The plot is continued in Ash Lad 2: In Search of the Golden Castle[4] (also directed by Mikkel Brænne Sandemose in 2019), in which Espen Askeladd (Vebjørn Enger) and Princess Kristin (Eili Harboe) star. Per and Pål are imprisoned in a dungeon and sentenced to death, falsely accused of poisoning the King and Queen, by Svein, who aspires to the throne. Espen and Kristin set out to find the water of life (and thus save her parents), in the mythical palace of Soria Moria, under an enchanted Norwegian lake. On the road they encounter robbers and fortune hunters, including a Danish warrioress Ohlmann, who has a sense of humour, but who is also chasing the same prize. Clues lead them to the lake, guarded by monsters. They succeed in their quest, barely avoiding the execution of their friends and the enthronement of the evil Svein. A third film is planned.

Cast

Release

The film was the second highest-grossing film in Norway in 2017, earning $4.23 million.[5]

Critical reception

The CGI features of the film were criticized for being "more or less" by Morten Ståle Nilsen of Verdens Gang.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Askeladden - I Dovregubbens hall. Box Office Mojo. 27 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Norwegian Director Mikkel Brænne Sandemose's 'The Ash Lad' Will Be First of a Movie Trilogy (EXCLUSIVE). Jorn Rossing Jensen. 22 August 2017. 27 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Norway's national hero, The Ash Lad, set to get the big-screen treatment. Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 13 April 2016 . en. 2019-12-31.
  4. Web site: Askeladden - I Soria Moria slott. IMDb.
  5. News: De ti mest besøkte kinofilmene i Norge i 2017. The ten most viewed films in Norway in 2017. 27 February 2018.
  6. News: Glanset eventyr sliter med å engasjere.. Glossy adventure struggles to engage.. no. Verdens Gang. 27 September 2017. 27 February 2018.

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