Askeladden - I Dovregubbens Hall

The Ash Lad - In the Hall of the Mountain King
Directed by	Mikkel Brænne Sandemose
Written by	Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, Espen Enger
Starring	Vebjørn Enger
Music by	Ginge Anvik
Cinematography	John Christian Rosenlund
Edited by	Vidar Flataukan
Release date	29 September 2017
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian
Box office	$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 Republics' 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 whomever 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 an eighteenth century Norwegian fairy tale.[3]

Cast

Vebjørn Enger as Espen Askeladd
Eili Harboe as Princess Kristin
Allan Hyde as Prince Frederick
Mads Sjøgård Pettersen as Per
Elias Holmen Sørensen as Pål
Gisken Armand as Stubbekjerringa
Gard B. Eidsvold as King Erik
Synnøve Macody Lund as Queen Viktoria
Thorbjørn Harr as Askeladden's father
Ida Ursin-Holm as Hulder
Rune Hagerup as The Messenger
Arthur Berning as Gunnar
Nasrin Khusrawi as Waitress
Antonio de la Cruz as Vesle-Jan

Release

The film was the second highest-grossing film in Norway in 2017, earning $4.23 million.[4]

Critical reception

The CGI features of the film were criticized for being "more or less" by Morten Ståle Nilsen of Verdens Gang.[5]

References

"Askeladden - I Dovregubbens hall". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
Jorn Rossing Jensen (22 August 2017). "Norwegian Director Mikkel Brænne Sandemose's 'The Ash Lad' Will Be First of a Movie Trilogy (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved 27 February 2018.
"Norway's national hero, The Ash Lad, set to get the big-screen treatment". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
"De ti mest besøkte kinofilmene i Norge i 2017" [The ten most viewed films in Norway in 2017]. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
"Glanset eventyr sliter med å engasjere" [Glossy adventure struggles to engage.]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

External links

Askeladden - I Dovregubbens Hall on IMDb

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[1] "Askeladden - I Dovregubbens hall". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

[2] Jorn Rossing Jensen (22 August 2017). "Norwegian Director Mikkel Brænne Sandemose's 'The Ash Lad' Will Be First of a Movie Trilogy (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved 27 February 2018.

[3] "Norway's national hero, The Ash Lad, set to get the big-screen treatment". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

[4] "De ti mest besøkte kinofilmene i Norge i 2017" [The ten most viewed films in Norway in 2017]. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

[5] "Glanset eventyr sliter med å engasjere" [Glossy adventure struggles to engage.]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.