Rent The Shamer's Daughter (2015)
3.2 of 5 from 67 ratings
1h 32min
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- Synopsis:
- When the family of the king are found murdered, the Kingdom of Dunark descends into anarchy. Whispers point to the sole heir to the throne as the killer, who quickly proves his innocence, leaving the truth behind the murders unsolved. Dina, the young daughter of a Shamer, is summoned to the castle from the outskirts of her village. Having inherited the supernatural ability to look into the soul of others, she is tasked with finding the killer's true identity. But as Dina struggles to source the truth and put the rightful heir to the Kingdom on the throne, the castle is taken over by dragons, witchcraft and magic and she quickly finds her own life in peril.
- Actors:
- Jakob Oftebro, Allan Hyde, Roland Møller, Maria Bonnevie, Søren Malling, Laura Bro, Joi Johannsson, Peter Plaugborg, Stina Ekblad, Adam Ild Rohweder, Lado Hadzic, Esben Dalgaard Andersen, Rebecca Emilie Sattrup, Olaf Johannessen, Mylena Barrios, Henrik Noël Olesen, Oliver Methling Søndergaard, Niklas Herskind, Svend Johansen, Austa Lea Jespersen
- Directors:
- Kenneth Kainz
- Producers:
- Eva Juel Hammerich, Nina Lyng
- Voiced By:
- Mads Riisom
- Writers:
- Anders Thomas Jensen, Lene Kaaberbøl
- Aka:
- Skammerens datter
- Studio:
- StudioCanal
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Countries:
- Denmark
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Reviews (1) of The Shamer's Daughter
Intriguing and engrossing - The Shamer's Daughter review by Alphaville
A dark Danish medieval fairy-tale melodrama the likes of which you won’t have seen before. It’s supposed to be the first in teenage-type trilogy but don’t let that put you off. The intriguing premise pits a shamer and her daughter, who can see what people are ashamed of and make them atone, against the evil Dragonlord, who unfortunately isn’t ashamed of anything.
It’s beautifully realised and played as an emotionally real cat-and-mouse chase through the Dragonlord’s city, a kind of dark Alice in Wonderland. There are lapses of pace but 12yo Rebecca Emilie Sattrup is convincing as the lead and a tone-setting melodramatic score perfectly underscores the action.
The film draws you in inexorably and builds to a rousing climax. As for the alligator-like dragons in their pit, shorn of Hollywood-style glitz, surely there have never been scarier CGI reptiles than these. Such an odd film that it will stay with you.
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