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557:. With very little dialogue featured in the film, Downey later stated that he had always been drawn to films that centered more on visual storytelling rather than relying on dialogue to convey the story. To accommodate the film's low budget, the variety of creatures that appear throughout the film are only shown in glimpses or merely implied, the film's low budget also limited the amount of production crew the filmmakers could hire, which, according to Stewart, only consisted of three other people, including himself and Downey. Shooting occasionally proved challenging, as the costumes and props had to be shot in a certain way in order to "look right on camera", and crew members, including Downey, performing multiple roles during production. The climactic fight sequence was shot in a 561:, after one of Stewart’s cousins suggested it as a possible location to film. The scene was devised as a way to enhance the threat of "The Head", by forcing the title character to fight it at less than full strength, as he is unable to use the weapons that he is accustomed to fighting with. Shooting at the location, as Downey later stated, proved to be the most difficult, and frustrating portion to shoot, with cast and crew members forced to enter the location one at a time. Later the recalling the cave's conditions, Downey noted: "It was really crammed, dark and there were spiders and water up to our ankles and knees. The torch was putting off fumes and there was no ventilation." Downey developed a cold after shooting at the location. 2311: 443:
up with something that we could shoot for a low budget." The initial concept for the film later came about during a writer's retreat, in which the filmmakers had assembled and hosted at Stewart's family home. At the retreat, the filmmakers had envisioned a scene in which a lone warrior carrying a severed head inside a sack, stumbling into a room filled with heads mounted on the walls. With this scene in mind, the filmmakers then developed a forty-page script, which contained very little dialogue, describing it as a
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target's head which he pins to his wall. Many of these hunts leave The Father wounded and maimed, forcing him to use the elixir to heal himself. During one such hunt, he returns on foot after Jakke is killed. Soon after making a grave for his companion and visiting his daughter’s grave, another bounty is posted. Much to his surprise, it is revealed to be the creature responsible for his daughter's death.
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the cabin, carrying what appears to be a severed head which is then pinned onto the wall. The Father's severed head is then revealed to be the one that was pinned to the wall, and the creature, its head now attached to the Father's body, leaves taking one of the jars of elixir along with it, gloating as it walks away saying, “Body Mine!”
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had come in with a bigger budget and a different director, there would have been all sorts of attempts at injecting silly lore into this pure and primal tale. It may feature just one or two fight scenes, no cackling wizards or captive princesses, but it manages to evoke that spirit while also telling
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series, Downey and his frequent collaborator Kevin Stewart began developing their next project. Initially, the film's story was not immediately forthcoming, as Downey later recalled, "We didn't have the idea first, we just had this drive to make a movie So we just sat down, to see if we could come
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As nightfall arrives, the Father begins a game of wits against the creature, with it digging up the daughter’s grave and attaching its head to her corpse. After a lengthy chase, the Father seemingly kills the creature by severing its head from his daughter's corpse and stabbing it repeatedly in the
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Reburying his daughter the next morning, the Father returns home. After cleaning up the mess left from the previous night, he leaves the cabin to begin repairs on his armor. While doing so, he suddenly cries out in shock and pain before going silent. A short time passes and he appears to return to
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actor Christopher Rygh was later cast as the leading role, in his feature-film debut, after filmmakers discovered him while searching a casting website. Downey later recalled, there was no formal audition for the role, with the filmmakers casting Rygh after having a conversation with the actor in
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by hunting down the beasts that terrorize a nearby kingdom. Each time the kingdom has a new bounty, a large horn sounds off, and a new bounty is pinned to a large tree just outside the castle walls. Throughout he is shown taking the bounty, leaving to hunt down his target, then returning with the
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was developed by Downey and Kevin Stewart, with the location in mind long before the film's story was eventually developed. The initial concept for the film later came about during a writer's retreat, in which the filmmakers had assembled and hosted at Stewart's family home in Soutelo Mourisco, a
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of monsters he stakes to the wall of his cabin. The Father lives alone in solitude; his only company is his horse Jakke. Most of his time is spent repairing his armor, setting traps for animals, visiting his daughter's grave, and using the blood and organs of monsters to create a
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due to lukewarm reactions. The film would garner several awards and nominations at the various film festivals it was screened at, and received positive reviews from critics upon its release, with many praising the film's atmosphere, cinematography, and Rygh's performance.
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Jake Dee gave the film a score of nine out of ten, praising the film's atmosphere, visuals, mounting tension, and third act, hailing it as a fine example of low-budget filmmaking. Dee's only criticism was directed towards the 'wandering' second act. Kenneth Lowe of
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Construction of the film's props and various monsters in the film commenced before the script was completed, with the filmmakers experimenting with the designs and techniques that would be implemented on a low budget. In creating the look and feel of
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wrote, "While he clearly had limited resources to draw from here, Downey is nevertheless able to deliver a mean and lean tale of revenge with a surprisingly rich sense of atmosphere. Armed with a pulpy spirit and plenty of monster gore to go around,
526:-style vibe', with faces and skin appearing stitched into the entire outfit. The film's main antagonist, referred at the end credits as "The Head", was designed Troy Smith, who had previously worked with Downey in both his 450:. From the outset, both Downey and Stewart knew that the film would be low budget, and feature a very small cast, which was all factored into the film's script. For inspiration, Jordan Downey and Kevin Stewart have cited 352:
the monster and travels home to pay respects to his daughter. His victory is short-lived as one of his jars containing the elixir he left near his window is knocked over and spills over the creature's severed head,
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by staining them and placing layers of melted plastic over them in order to create the effect of rotting flesh. Other props for the film were purchased inexpensively by the production crew the day after
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is a testament to independent filmmaking. Created by a skeleton crew on a meager budget with limited supplies, it is overflowing with imagination and atmosphere."
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received positive reviews from critics upon its release, with many praising the film's atmosphere, cinematography, and Rygh's performance. On review aggregator
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Early on in pre-production of the film, the two filmmakers had decided to shoot the film around Stewart's family home in Soutelo Mourisco, a small village in
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was produced and directed by Jordan Downey, who also co-wrote the film's script. Downey had previously directed several short films, including the 2014 short
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on October 6, 2018 as a part of the festival's "Panorama FantĂ stic" section. It was later screened at the Nightmares Film Festival on October 20, 2018.
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Under the new title, the film was screened at the InsĂłlito Festival de Cine de Terror y FantasĂ­a on February 7, 2019. It would also be screened at the
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actor Christopher Rygh was cast as the leading role, in his feature-film debut, after filmmakers discovered him while searching a casting website.
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actor Christopher Rygh as the title character, Cora Kaufman, and Aisha Ricketts. The film centers on the title character, who works as a
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praised the film's atmosphere, cinematography, as well as the film's suspense, originality, and Rygh's performance. Noel Murray of the
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is medieval horror gold, as well as one of the coolest and craziest horror movies I’ve seen in a long time." Janel Spiegel from
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for a local kingdom, all the while he awaits the eventual return of the creature responsible for the murder of his daughter.
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on October 6, 2018, as a part of the festival's "Panorama FantĂ stic" section. While the film was screened at Sitges, and
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on April 8, 2019. The soundtrack was a later played as a part of an official selection of Soole's works during the 2019
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praised the film's "refreshing simplicity", as well as the cinematography, Rygh's performance, and action sequences.
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Aisha Ricketts as The Head (voice), a deadly creature responsible for the brutal murder of the Head Hunter's child
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Cora Kaufman as Daughter, Father's child, who was brutally murdered by a mysterious and deadly creature
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Traveling far north to an island, he finds the monster in a cave. After a hard battle he finally
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offered the film similar praise, writing, "Brutal, bloody, gnarly and atmospheric as can be,
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later that month on the 24th. It received a limited theatrical release on April 5, 2019.
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holds an approval rating of 95%, based on 19 reviews, and an average rating of 7.20/10.
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in the severed heads featured in the film, the production crew reappropriated many old
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directed by Jordan Downey, who also co-wrote, produced, and edited the film. It stars
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While the film was screened at Sitges, and Nightmares Film Festival under the title
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makes for enjoyably gnarly fantasy horror B-movie entertainment." John Squires of
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tasked with hunting down and eliminating monsters that terrorize the local kingdom
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on May 7, 2019. It grossed a total of $ 380,829 in domestic video sales.
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Writer/director Jordan Downey on the inspiration for the film's story
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a straightforward horror story." Gaming and culture website
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was composed by Nick Soole, and was later released on
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s Rafael Motamayor favorably compared to Sam Raimi's
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Christopher Rygh as Father (The Head Hunter), a lone
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Vertical Entertainment
Sitges Film Festival
United States
fantasy
horror film
Norwegian
bounty hunter
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Quest for Fire
The X-Files
Tales From the Crypt
Northern Portugal
Norwegian
Principal photography
Bragança, Portugal
Norway
Mammoth Lakes, California
Sitges Film Festival
Nightmares Film Festival
Dark Ages
amassing a gruesome collection of heads
healing potion
bounty hunter
decapitates
bringing it back to life
Viking
bounty hunter
based on the film franchise of the same name
feature-film debut

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