Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #110. Kristian Levring’s The Salvation

The Salvation

Director: Kristian Levring
Writers: Kristian Levring, Anders Thomas Jensen
Producer: Sisse Graum Jørgensen
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

The underrated Danish writer/director Kristian Levring, who has considerable talent for tightly wrought thrillers is back in the director’s seat for the first time since his 2008 Ulrich Thomsen/Paprika Steen film, Fear Me Not. A western with a high profile cast that includes Eva Green and Mads Mikkelsen (and a mix of other international names like Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mikael Persbrandt, and Jonathan Pryce), Levring co-wrote the film with Anders Thomas Jensen, who has written quite a number of notable titles for Susanne Bier.

Gist: In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family’s murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.

Release Date: We should hope to see this sometime in the latter part of 2014, perhaps Venice or Toronto as it is scheduled to open domestically in October.

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