The Norwegian action-adventure RAGNAROK opened domestically on October 4th to great reviews and 65.000 admissions in the cinemas and has become the best opening for a local film in Norway in 2013.
After nearly two weeks in the cinemas, the film is still going strong and with more than 105.000 admissions during its first week, and currently 150.000 admissions after 10 days, the film is heading for the position as the most popular local film among the Norwegian audience this year.
With primarily 5 and 6 star reviews from Norwegian outlets, the Norwegian critics have described RAGNAROK as “A Norwegian Indiana Jones” (BT), “Frightfully funny! A victory for Norwegian Film” (VG) and ”A firework of excitement and mystery”(Stavanger Aftenblad).
RAGNAROK also received international acclaim at its World Premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin last month with the online-film site Twitch comparing the style to Spielberg´s early films and highlighting it as clever entertainment with a Norwegian twist: “a fun family adventure, with Norwegian style and a welcome edge”. (Peter Martin). TrustNordisk has so far sold the film to more than 30 countries.
RAGNAROK will screen at the upcoming American Film Market in Los Angeles.
The screening is set for Friday November 8th at 3 PM in Broadway Cineplex 3.
Norway's production company Fantefilm, which also produced "The Cold Prey" trilogy, is producing "Ragnarok," starring Pål Sverre Hagen ("Kon-Tiki") as an archeologist. Convinced that the Oseberg Viking ship contains the answer to the mystery of Ragnarok -- the end of days in Norse mythology -- he mounts an expedition to "No Man's Land" between Norway and Russia.
Produced by Are Heidenstrøm and Martin Sundland for Fantefilm in co-production with Film i Väst, H. Aschehoug & Co, Ghost VFX and Tre Vänner with support from The Norwegian Film Institute, Nordic Film & TV Fund, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, The Swedish Film Institute, the MEDIA programme of the European Union and i2i Audiovisual.
TrustNordisk handles international sales.