Mortal (film)

Mortal
American release poster
NorwegianTorden
Directed byAndré Øvredal
Screenplay by
  • André Øvredal
  • Norman Lesperance
  • Geoff Bussetil
Story byAndré Øvredal
Produced by
  • John Einar
  • Hagen Ben Pugh
  • Rory Aitken
  • Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Starring
CinematographyRoman Osin
Edited byPatrick Laarsgard
Music byMarcus Paus
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 28 February 2020 (2020-02-28) (Norway)
  • 20 August 2020 (2020-08-20) (United Kingdom)
  • 10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes[1][2]
Countries
Languages
  • English
  • Norwegian
Budget€6.1 million[4]
(≃$7.4 million)
Box office$126,068[1]

Mortal (Norwegian: Torden) is a 2020 fantasy action film co-written and directed by André Øvredal. The film is inspired by Norse mythology, and stars Nat Wolff. It is supported by a grant from the Government of Norway. The film's dialogue is in English and Norwegian, and most of the actors are Norwegian with the exception of Wolff[5][6][7][4] and Priyanka Bose. The film's original music by Marcus Paus was nominated for the Amanda Award and was the Norwegian nominee for the Nordic Film Music Days – HARPA Award.[8]

Mortal was released in Norway on 28 February 2020, by Nordisk Films, in the United Kingdom on 20 August, by Signature Entertainment, and in the United States on 10 November, by Saban Films. It received mainly negative reviews from critics.

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