Officially selected for Out of Competition, midnight screening at the
Cannes International Film Festival, THE SALVATION is a large scale
western rooted in Scandinavia – a tale of revenge, blood feud, lost love
and greed.THE SALVATION is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Kristian Levring
(THE KING IS ALIVE, 2000), written by Academy Award-winner Anders Thomas
Jensen (IN A BETTER WORLD, 2010 and LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED, 2012)
together with Kristian Levring. Featuring an all-star cast consisting of
Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mikael Persbrandt, Eric Cantona and
Jonathan Pryce among others and led by Mads Mikkelsen THE SALVATION
tells the story of a Danish settler in 19th century North America, who
sets out to avenge his family.
