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The Salvation

2014 · 92 min

A grim, sun-scorched western that plays like a slow, inevitable march toward bloody payback.

Directed by
Kristian Levring
Genres
Drama, Western
Starring
Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Tagline
Bad men will bleed.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Kristian Levring
Genres
Drama, Western
Starring
Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • corruption
  • grief
  • violence
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, western
Directed by
Kristian Levring
Written by
Kristian Levring, Anders Thomas Jensen
Starring
Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mikael Persbrandt, Éric Cantona, Douglas Henshall, Michael Raymond-James, Jonathan Pryce
Music
Kasper Winding
Cinematography
Jens Schlosser
Runtime
92 min
Country
Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom
Languages
Danish, English

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