Two men stand in a lush, moss-covered forest. On the left, a slender man wearing glasses and a light blue jacket looks ahead with a neutral expression. On the right, a broad-shouldered man in a black suit and open-collar white shirt holds a shovel at his side, looking directly at the camera with an intense expression.

The Last Viking

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About The Last Viking

The sixth collaboration between director Anders Thomas Jensen and stars Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas, outrageous black comedy The Last Viking sees them lean further into the mayhem.

Under the weight of a remarkably unflattering perm, Mikkelsen plays Manfred, a man who believes he’s John Lennon despite persuasive evidence to the contrary, Lie Kaas his brother Anker, who’s fresh out of jail after a 15-years long stint for bank robbery. Manfred is the only one who knows where the loot is buried, but he’s forgotten. And so, the brothers must embark on a chaotic journey to locate it, at the same time uncovering more about who they are.

Joined by performers including The Killing’s Sofie Gråbøl and Søren Malling, The Last Viking lines up a memorable gallery of equally ludicrous misfits and miscreants with their own foibles and fixations – but for all its outlandish, farcical and occasionally violent comedy, also lands deeper notes about identity, difference and tolerance.
 

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Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.

MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

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