Nils snow ploughs the wild winter mountains of Norway, and is recently awarded Citizen of the Year. When his son is murdered for something he did not do, Nils wants revenge. And justice. Read more …
His actions ignite a war between the vegan gangster the Count and the Serbian mafia boss Papa. Winning a blood feud isn't easy, especially not in a welfare state. But Nils has something going for him: Heavy machinery and beginners luck.
A slice of Nordic noir with surprising black comedy and some pretty spectacular deaths.
Funny and nasty in the best traditions of Headhunters and Jackpot, this is the Stellan Skarsgård vengeance thriller we've all been waiting for.
It’s not without its moments, but more comic dexterity and less brute force would have made a less choppy watch.
Very dark, very funny and very much in the Coen Brothers' tradition.
Hans Petter Moland's icy, Norwegian-set thriller treads an uncomfortable line between hardboiled Nordic noir and tongue-in-cheek humour.
There are nods to the Coens and Tarantino as the bodies pile up in this Norwegian tale of retribution.
Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Friday September 12, 2014, until Thursday September 25, 2014. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Friday September 12, 2014, until Thursday September 25, 2014. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/