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Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired the U.S. rights to The Last Viking, a Danish dark comedy featuring Mads Mikkelsen. Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, this dramedy reunites Mikkelsen with his Riders of Justice co-star Nikolaj Lie Kaas in a unique story that explores themes of trauma, identity, and the Beatles.

The Last Viking premiered out of competition at the Venice Film Festival and had its North American debut in Toronto. Samuel Goldwyn Films previously found success with Mikkelsen’s Oscar-winning film Another Round, which it released in the U.S.

Peter Goldwyn, president of Samuel Goldwyn Films, negotiated the deal with Susan Wendt, managing director at TrustNordisk, which is overseeing global sales for the film. The Last Viking has nearly sold out worldwide, with deals confirmed in over 60 territories, including Germany, Spain, Italy, and Japan.

The film features an unusual plot where Kaas and Mikkelsen portray two very different brothers. Kaas plays Anker, a bank robber whose stolen money is entrusted to his traumatized younger brother Manfred (Mikkelsen). After serving time in prison, Anker discovers that Manfred, a former Viking enthusiast, has developed dissociative identity disorder and now believes he is John Lennon. To help jog Manfred’s memory about the location of the cash, Anker seeks out other patients who think they are George, Ringo, and Paul, aiming to reunite the Fab Four.

The Last Viking marks Jensen’s sixth collaboration with Mikkelsen and Lie Kaas. Their previous works together include Flickering Lights (2000), The Green Butchers (2003), Adam’s Apples (2005), and Men & Chicken (2015). Jensen is also a prominent screenwriter, known for his work on Susanne Bier’s Oscar-winning film In a Better World (2010) and Nikolaj Arcel’s The Promised Land (2023).

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