COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — In 2021, the National Museum of Denmark opened its doors to an ambitious exhibition on Denmark’s Viking Age. Displayed were an unparalleled number of viking artifacts on one side and a 17-minute film commissioned for the occasion on the other.
Directed by revered Danish filmmaker Martin de Thurah and produced by Bacon, the film is a time machine transporting viewers to a different era. A poetic, almost impressionistic piece crafted around the historical accounts of Bjørn Ironside’s attempt to conquer Rome.
Both the exhibition as a whole and the film specifically garnered wide acclaim in the Danish press, with critics commending the combination of history and epic cinema.
After staying open for more than two years, the exhibition finished its run in October 2023, and now The Raid is finally available to watch for anyone via Martin’s Vimeo profile.
CREDITS:
Production Company: Bacon
Director: Martin de Thurah
DoP: Kasper Tuxen
Editor: Peter Brandt
Production Designer: Rie Lykke
Written By: Martin de Thurah & Jesper Fink
Producers: Oliver Kornberg Sand & Magnus Nygaard Albertsen
Executive Producer: Mette Jermiin
Production Manager: Nicholas Perry
Post Producer: Louise Ryge
1st AD: Stefan Danholm
Björn Ironside: Marc Helt
Gudmund: Rex Leonard
Hásteinn: Joel Alter
Ragnar: Peter Flyvholm
Young Björn: Harald Jacobsen
Ran: Maren Fidje Bjørneseth
Natmus Commissioner: Jeanette Varberg & Jakob Høgel
Sound Designer: Adrian Aurelius @ Ballad
Music: Lueenas – Ida Duelund & Maria Jagd
VO Speak: Kira Skov
Post Production & VFX: BaconX
VFX Supervisor: Jonas Drehn & Mikkel Hansen
Colourist: Hannibal Lang & Lasse Selvli
