The Salvation

Name: The Salvation
Genre: Drama, Western
Released: February 27, 2015
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Alexander Arnold, Douglas Henshall, Eric Cantona, Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

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IFC Films | Release Date: February 27, 2015 | Not Rated

Starring: Alexander Arnold, Douglas Henshall, Eric Cantona, Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jonathan Pryce, Mads Mikkelsen, Michael Raymond-James, Mikael Persbrandt

Summary: In 1870s America, a peaceful settler (Mads Mikkelsen) kills his family's murderer unleashing the fury of a notorious gang leader. Betrayed by his corrupt and cowardly community, the pioneer, a Danish ex-soldier, must turn vengeful hunter, slay the outlaws, and cleanse the town’s black heart.

Director: Kristian Levring

Genre(s): Drama, Western

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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James Mottram

Apr 13, 2015

Not the deepest western you’ll ever see, but it sure knows how to pack a punch (and fire off a round). Fans of the genre will get their kicks. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Feb 27, 2015

A Danish revenge Western starring Mads Mikkelsen, is a very real movie, and it is directed by Kristian Levring (“The King Is Alive”), whose sensibility is a little more nuanced than that of the sensationalist Refn, which is all to this movie’s benefit. Read full review

Steven Rea

Mar 13, 2015

The Salvation is severe and bloody stuff. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

May 23, 2014

As in any classic Western, there are blunt pleasures to be had every time the tables are turned on men in black hats, as well as from direct, threat-loaded dialogue, meaningful looks, geometric arrangements of heroes and villains, and tense hunts for prey that play out both in rugged mountain settings and the tight quarters of buildings. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Feb 25, 2015

It’s a welcome throwback, moving at a brisk clip and allowing its impressive cast to embody some cherished archetypes. Read full review

Peter Debruge

May 23, 2014

There’s really only one ingredient for which The Salvation is likely to be remembered: Eva Green. Read full review

Jesse Cataldo

Feb 21, 2015

The film achieves nothing more than hollow caricature, too caught up in dumb dress-up pageantry to accomplish anything else. Read full review

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Dorusan

Oct 2, 2020

Just gorgeous. It's the gladiator of the western movies. A must see, a movie underrated

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kf62w6

May 23, 2015

Wonderful and exciting is what I got from this cowboy saga. This film definitely has very good directing, casting and location. This is close to how the spaghetti westerns from the 70's without the voice dubbing.

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onlinelearning2

Mar 30, 2015

Gritty and intense. Much more enjoyable than I expected. The acting was excellent. Based on some of the reviews I had read I was concerned the opening scenes might be too much, but I was pleasantly relieved that much of what could have been shown on the screen actually wasn't. Other reviewsGritty and intense. Much more enjoyable than I expected. The acting was excellent. Based on some of the reviews I had read I was concerned the opening scenes might be too much, but I was pleasantly relieved that much of what could have been shown on the screen actually wasn't. Other reviews said there were no captions for the few Danish lines in the movie, but there were English captions in our local theater. An overall very engaging Western.… Expand

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yosemite

Jan 29, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A throw back to the old spaghetti western genre. Few spoken words, lots of killings and clearly defined good and bad guys. The town is burned to the ground. 1/2 its citizens are dead and the a handsome guy and nice looking girl ride off into the horizon . Whats wrong with that ?… Expand

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Meth-dude

Feb 2, 2017

It had good acting, great cinematography and it was pretty entertaining. Unfortunately, it was predictable, the story wasn't very original, the CGI wasn't very good and it had a serious lack of blood. It's another example of how a movie can be affected without an R rating.

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Ralfbergs

Dec 9, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. At first I thought this will be the usual western movie where somebody is attacking the town and some hero guy decides to help them and save them. In a sense it still were like that, but it had a twist on it - the town did not ask the main guy to help them, he was against the bad characters mostly because of revenge and because they killed his kin. Also most of the good town folk already left anyway or got killed by the bad guys. I really enjoyed the movie because of this as most other westerns they make or remake these days involve quite a standard plot. Also the acting was quite nice too.… Expand

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KenR

Feb 18, 2022

The Salvation – No Saving Graces Here Seeing this was listed as a Danish movie had hoped for something different, tuned out to be a Danish Dumper. There should be a law stating that when a movie maker copies another’s work they should pay some sort of fine – this Danish flick is a dismalThe Salvation – No Saving Graces Here Seeing this was listed as a Danish movie had hoped for something different, tuned out to be a Danish Dumper. There should be a law stating that when a movie maker copies another’s work they should pay some sort of fine – this Danish flick is a dismal rip-off of Leone’s equally overblown ‘Once Upon a Time in the West’ which in turn was a rip-off of numerous American westerns and John Ford. All the tired old clichés are trundled out shamelessly – the town full of cowardly citizens (including the sheriff) afraid to stand up to a bunch of ruthless bullies (who they actually seem to outnumber) The peace-loving settler whose family are for no good reason, cruelly destroyed - followed by the impossibly contrived revenge plot. The baddies are badder-than-bad and kill for little or no reason (just to manipulate an easily pleased audience into wanting them violently slaughtered) The music imitates Morricone all over again, as do the camera angles and desert settings. This set-up is so tired it’s almost sleep-inducing. Strictly for lovers of copycat movies or the easily conned western geeks.… Expand

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