Viking Women (2014)

Genre : TV Movie, Documentary

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : Yoav Parish, Judith Voelker

Synopsis

"VIKING WOMEN" gives completely new insights into a fascinating culture, about which it seemed everything was already known. Exclusive interviews with experts from around the globe draw an authentic picture of the Viking world according to the latest scientific findings. High quality recreations with an international top-class cast will lead us to the early medieval world of the Vikings and revive this fascinating, long-lost era. Based on characters of the Nordic sagas, the mini-series displays the life stories of two Viking women: those of Sigrun and Jova.

Actors

Esther Schweins
Esther Schweins
Sigrun
Leonie Benesch
Leonie Benesch
Jova
Valter Skarsgård
Valter Skarsgård
Thorulf
Andras Sunyi
Andras Sunyi
Alte Thorulf
Torsten Münchow
Torsten Münchow
Stenar / Ansgar
Annette Lober
Annette Lober
Tyra
Luca Maric
Luca Maric
Ulf

Crews

Yoav Parish
Yoav Parish
Director
Judith Voelker
Judith Voelker
Director
Jens Greuner
Jens Greuner
Editor
Christoph Senn
Christoph Senn
Editor
Reinhardt Beetz
Reinhardt Beetz
Producer
Onno Ehlers
Onno Ehlers
Executive Producer

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