Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End
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| Countries | Sweden Finland Norway United Kingdom Denmark Germany |
| Languages | Swedish Norwegian English Danish Arabic |
| Budget | SEK210,000,000 (ca. US$30,000,000) (total budget of both films)[citation needed] |
Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End (
Filmed in Scotland, Sweden, Damascus, Syria and Morocco.
Plot
The plot of the film loosely follows the
Arn is the commander of a
Cecilia is finally allowed to leave the monastery where she has done penance for twenty years, meeting her son Magnus for the first time. She soon hears of the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Templars and believing Arn dead decides to become a nun for the rest of her life, being offered the post of Abbess by the Folkung clan. Arn meets her as she is just about to enter the convent, and they marry at last, building an estate, Forsvik, where Arn has gathered craftsmen from all over Europe and the Holy Land. Arn is introduced to his son Magnus, born in his absence; after a little time a daughter named Alde is born, and Forsvik grows rapidly. Arn takes young men and boys to become knights-in-training.
Six years later King
Cast
- Arn Magnusson
- Sofia Helin as Cecilia Algotsdotter
- Anders Baasmo Christiansen as Harald Øysteinsson, a Norwegian Templar and Arn's trusted friend
- Morgan Alling as Eskil Magnusson, brother of Arn
- Stellan Skarsgård as Birger Brosa, uncle of Arn
- Joel Kinnaman as king Sverker Karlsson
- Gustaf Skarsgård as king Knut Eriksson, Arn's best friend
- Bill Skarsgård as Erik Knutsson, son of Knut
- Milind Soman as Saladin
- Nicholas Boulton as Gerard de Ridefort, Grandmaster of Templars
- Nijas Ørnbak-Fjeldmose as Sune Folkesson
- Martin Wallström as Magnus Månsköld, son of Arn
- Jakob Cedergren as Ebbe Sunesson
- Driss Roukhe as Fakhr
- Cecilia Blanka, wife of Knut
- Zakaria Atifi as Ibrahim
- Valter Skarsgård as Jon Knutsson
- Azher Adil as Brosoa
- Mohamed Tsouli as Village Elder
- Göran Ragnerstam as Bishop Erland
- Callum Mitchell as Viking
- Barnaby Kay as Riddare
Language
In addition to
English was used to represent
The part of the dialogue that is not in Swedish was subtitled in Swedish.
Music
Music composed by Tuomas Kantelinen. Closing song by Marie Fredriksson, the lead singer for Roxette.
Reception
Sturtevant also adds that contemporary Sweden takes pride in neutrality and pacifism which is reflected in Arns's last battle speech:
"Listen to me! Have no doubt. Believe! Believe in our victory. We chose this place. Not the Danes, and not the Sverkers. We chose this time, not the Danes and not the Sverkers. Believe. God stands by those who are strong in faith. That is why we shall win and peace shall reign."
Through this statement, the fictional character Arn is paving the way for his grandson Birger Jarl, who was a real-life statesman in thirteenth-century Sweden. Sturtevant sees Arn's final act in The Kingdom at Road's End as the beginning of forging the Swedish nation and identity.[7]
Award
The second Arn movie won the viewer's award at the 44th Guldbagge Awards.[8][9]
See also
- List of historical drama films
References
- ^ "Arn - riket vid vägens slut". Swedish Film Database. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ Elliott p. 127
- ^ Elliott p. 116
- ^ Cinemaparadiso.co.uk - rentals: Arn - The Kingdom at the End of the Road
- ^ Paul B. Sturtevant: Ph.D. from the University of Leeds (UK) - author, historian, and public medievalist
- ^ Elliott p. 116-117
- ^ Elliott p. 117 and 127
- ^ "Arn – riket vid vägens slut". Guldbaggen 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Arn - The Kingdom at the End of the Road (2008) - SFdb".
Sources
- Elliott, Andrew B.R. (2014). The Return of The Epic Film - genre, aesthetics and history in the 21st century. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-8402-1.
