SCREENING FROM JUNE 26th

Released from prison after fifteen years, Anker (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) sets out to recover the loot he entrusted to his brother, Manfred (Mads Mikkelsen), who suffers from dissociative disorder; however, Manfred is now convinced he is John Lennon, and can’t remember where he has hidden it. Blending deadpan absurdity, violence action, and a heartfelt engagement with childhood traumas, The Last Viking is another richly eccentric Scandinavian noir-comedy from Anders Thomas Jensen (Riders of Justice), one of Denmark’s most distinctive filmmakers.

Notes by David O’Mahony