After fourteen years behind bars for an armed robbery that yielded DKR41 million—roughly £4.5 million—"Anker" (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) returns home to his sister. The stolen money was given to his brother "Manfred" (Mads Mikkelsen), who buried it on their mother's property, and Anker hopes they can recover it. However, Manfred now calls himself “John,” suffers from an associative disorder, and isn’t being helpful in the se…

This movie, The Last Viking, is unexpectedly tenderhearted despite being overly sappy. It centers around a group of people who struggle to function as individuals but manage to work reasonably well when they’re united.

Anders Thomas Jensen doesn’t really make movies; he constructs carefully planned, emotionally unstable experiences disguised as stories about people. *Den sidste viking* is consistent with this approach, marking both a successful return to his established style and an expansion of the writer/director’s particular interests. It's a film that smoothly combines intense dramatic moments with bizarre humor, creating somet…