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No Rest for the Wicked

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1862. Baldur lives a fisherman's life on the isolated Faroe Islands far to the north in the Atlantic Ocean. His world is turned upside down when a stranger arrives: Helge, a rugged whaler, who awakens deep emotions within him. A mutual attraction starts to grow. When tragedy strikes, their forbidden passion unleashes mystical forces so disturbing that the villagers rally to keep evil at bay. But Baldur and Helge refuse to let their love be buried. They will fight till the end -- and after.

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Sean Boelman FandomWire 8h
9/10
It’s a beautiful movie, filled with heartache and stunning imagery, and it should absolutely join the canon of classic queer romances. Go to Full Review Michael Gingold Rue Morgue Magazine 20h
Fully imaginative, completely captivating and sometimes deeply frightening. It’s a true original. Go to Full Review Keri O'Shea Warped Perspective 21h
Brooding and well-realised, No Rest for the Wicked aligns lust, love, loss and grief as only the subtlest use of the supernatural can. Go to Full Review Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror 1d
4/5
...a Gothic Vampire Horror-Drama mixed with a Queer Love Story. A great combination that I enjoyed even more than I expected. Yes, it’s slow-burn, but that only heightens the intensity of the... Go to Full Review Bee Delores B-Sides & Badlands 1d
5/5
The film effectively uses its location, making the suffocating isolation even more imposing and deadly. By the very last frame, Kalle has employed every storytelling trick to deliver his own powerful take on queerness and what it means to be alive. Go to Full Review Sarah Musnicky But Why Tho? 1d
8/10
From its beautifully melancholic setting to the slowburn romance turned tragedy witnessed onscreen, No Rest for the Wicked embraces the Gothic with a slight tinge of bittersweet hope. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Kasper Skovsbøl

Director

Egor Venned

Actor

Pilou Asbæk

Actor

Sofia Nolsøe Mikkelsen

Actor

Héloïse Volle

Actor

Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson

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Movie Info

Synopsis 1862. Baldur lives a fisherman's life on the isolated Faroe Islands far to the north in the Atlantic Ocean. His world is turned upside down when a stranger arrives: Helge, a rugged whaler, who awakens deep emotions within him. A mutual attraction starts to grow. When tragedy strikes, their forbidden passion unleashes mystical forces so disturbing that the villagers rally to keep evil at bay. But Baldur and Helge refuse to let their love be buried. They will fight till the end -- and after.
Director
Kasper Skovsbøl
Producer
Lars Bredo Rahbek
Screenwriter
Rasmus Birch, Kasper Skovsbøl
Production Co
SF Studios Productions
Genre
Horror, LGBTQ+
Original Language
Danish
Runtime
1h 43m