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Official Website: www.beowulfandgrendel.com Release Date: June 16, 2006 (Seattle); July 7, 2006 (NY) Studio: Union Station Media Director: Sturla Gunnarsson Screenwriter: Andrew Rai Berzins Starring: Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgård, Sarah Polley, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Benedikt Clausen, Tony Curran, Martin Delaney, Gunnar Eyjólfsson, Rory McCann, Ronan Vibert Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy MPAA Rating: R (for violence, language and some sexuality) Trailer: Click here Review: Not Available DVD Review: Not Available DVD/VHS: Not Available Movie Poster: Not Available Buy Movie Poster: Not Available Production Stills: See below Plot Summary: "Beowulf & Grendel" is a medieval adventure, part legendary fable, part horror-story. Based on the seminal 9th century Anglo-Saxon poem, "Beowulf," it tells the blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against a great and murderous troll, Grendel, who has laid seige to the kingdom of Hrothgar, the much respected king of the Danes.
The story - filmed in Iceland - plays out in a brutish Northern Europe where the reign of the many-gods is giving way to one - the southern invader, Christ. Beowulf is a man caught between sides in this great shift, his simple code transforming and falling apart before his eyes.
"Beowulf & Grendel" strips away the mask of the hero-myth, leaving a raw and tangled tale. | Images: Poster and Stills (click to enlarge) | |