1984 · action · viking · revenge
When the Raven Flies
Directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson1h 49m1984
Vikings pillage Ireland, seeking silver and slaves, slaying men and women in the process. A young boy is spared when a Viking takes pity on him instead of killing him. Twenty years later the boy returns to Iceland take his revenge.
Our read: When the Raven Flies (1984) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded action · viking · revenge entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, extreme action / viking, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- brisk
- intense
- cold
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