Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America

Released Mar 13, 2009

1h 50m

Adventure

Drama

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41%

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22 Reviews

37%

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10,000+ Ratings

Two Vikings (Fiore Tedesco, Tony Stone) face a battle for survival in the North American wilderness.

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Andrew O'Hehir

Salon.com

Impressive and also absolutely ludicrous, this is the movie you need to recommend to that suburban metalhead cousin in desperate need of having his mind blown.

Dec 18, 2021

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Stone's admirable and persuasive evocation is unfortunately marred by his self-defeating resort to flurries of claustrophobic, fragmented hand-held shots that obfuscate just about every crucial plot development in the film.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 20, 2009

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Amy Nicholson

Boxoffice Magazine

That director Tony Stone concocted and nearly pulls off this gruff, truly indie flick, maintaining our interest -- mostly -- through slow, wordless curio makes him a director to watch.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 17, 2009

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Severed Ways - a moviegoing experience steeped in history, the beauty of nature, and man's instincts for survival as he embraces a brave new world, not to mention some really cool Viking lore.

Nov 15, 2019

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Rumsey Taylor

Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Herzog has found a kindred spirit in Tony Stone, and this is probably the only film I can immediately think of in which the great German director's cinematic sensibility has been sustained and not merely homaged.

Jul 6, 2010

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Jeffrey Gantz

Boston Phoenix

More or less what you'd have if Ingmar Bergman had shot The Blair Witch Project...

Rated: 2/4

Nov 5, 2009

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Edward K

It's really hard to watch because of the lack of dialog, camera style, lack of a story, lack of character development, and weird music. Needs a lot of work.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/02/23

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Audience Member

Wow I don't even know what to say. Shaky camera, discombobulated. Also you will get to watch a guy poop from the back zoomed in no special effects just a zoomed in view of a guys poop coming out of his body. Enjoy!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

bends history some but still good axctioner

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Only three stars because 5 stars are reserved for EXCEPTIONAL Films only. Don't let the bad reviews fool you. It's a definite must see unless you have neither the patience nor the imagination to sit through an unconventional film. If so then you're not going to like this one. This is no Braveheart but it's entertaining nonetheless. Bear in mind this comes from someone who doesn't like plots spoon fed to him. Hats off to Mr. Stone for going out there and braving the wilderness both physically and artistically and bringing to life an almost science fictional account of a 1000 year old history. I would rather see this film than some big budget historical piece of the same genre. Brilliant story and photography. The dubbed dialogue was a disappointment as he clipped a couple of random lines from at least one Scandinavian film. Wish he would have asked me, I would have found him a better alternative. Don't stop making Films Mr. Stone! You're on the right course for sure!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

What should be exciting subject matter turns (vikings vs native americans) out to be ADD driven storytelling with a pointless script that just makes the whole movie tedious and boring to watch. And it looks like a student film saved by editing.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Synopsis

Two Vikings (Fiore Tedesco, Tony Stone) face a battle for survival in the North American wilderness.

Director: Tony Stone
Producer: Tony Stone, Clare Amory
Screenwriter: Tony Stone
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Heathen Films
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Original Language: Swedish
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 13, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.4K
Runtime: 1h 50m

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