Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America

Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America

Look but don't touch

Directed by Tony Stone

Produced by Heathen Films

2009107 min4.6 / 10

A meditative, visually striking survival story about two stranded Vikings whose diverging paths—one spiritual, one primal—explore the existential weight of isolation and transformation in an alien wilderness.

On the coast of North America in AD 1007, two Norsemen are stranded when their expedition is attacked and they are left for dead. As they struggle to survive in the vast forests of the New World, their paths diverge as one pursues a spiritual quest and the other reverts to his primal instincts

Questions people ask

  • Is Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Does Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity78

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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