2018 · historical · action · latvian
The Pagan King
Directed by Aigars Grauba1h 50m2018
On his deathbed, the reigning king bestows power to an unexpected heir who must find strength within himself to unite his people against the violent crusades which threaten their freedom.
Our read: The Pagan King (2018) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded historical · action · latvian entry — extreme in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, extreme historical / action, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, epic, cold.
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