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THE ASH LAD – IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING (ASKELADDEN - I DOVREGUBBENS HALL)
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Completed - NORWEGIAN - Action/Adventure, Fantasy - 104 minutes

Log Line

From the director of COLD PREY III (2010) and RAGNAROK (2013), Mikkel B. Sandemose, comes the fairytale, THE ASH LAD – IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING. The film, which is based on the epic Norwegian folk tales about the Ash Lad, is brought to life in a live-action feature for the very first time.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2016 (Debut)
  • AFM 2017 (Line up)
  • Berlin EFM 2018 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Mikkel BRÆNNE SANDEMOSE
Writer(s) : Aleksander KIRKWOOD BROWN, Espen ENGER
Cast : Vebjørn ENGER, Eili HARBOE, Allan HYDE, Thorbjørn HARR, Synnøve MACODY LUND, Mads S. PETTERSEN

Producer(s) : Synnøve HØRSDAL (Maipo Film AS), Åshild RAMBORG (Maipo Film AS)

Synopsis

Espen "Ash Lad", a poor farmer's son, embarks on a dangerous quest with his brothers to save the princess from a vile troll known as the Mountain King - in order to collect a reward and save his family's farm from ruin.

Production

Country(ies) : NORWAY, IRELAND, CZECH REPUBLIC

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Festivals and Awards

Berlin European Film Market (EFM) 2018


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