Home release - Mortal : in select US theaters nationwide + On Demand and Digital on November 6

By Mulder, 19 august 2020

After the revelation Troll Hunter, then The Jane Doe Identity and Scary Stories, discover the new film by the talented André Øvredal, dubbed by Guillermo Del Toro, who delivers here a resolutely realistic variation around the hero, in the form of a tribute to Nordic myths. At the heart of this fantastic film with impressive visual effects, pierce the mystery of Eric, camped by Nat Wolff : what if the greatest power was our humanity?

From acclaimed filmmaker André Øvredal (The Autopsy Of Jane Doe, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark), Mortal stars Nat Wolff (The Fault In Our Stars) as a young man discovering he has God-like powers based on ancient Norwegian mythology. Mortal opens in select theaters nationwide + On Demand and Digital on November 6 and available on Blu-Ray on November 10, 2020.

Mortal (Torden) is an English-language Norwegian fantasy action film from 2020 written and directed by André Øvredal, with music by Marcus Paus. The film is inspired by Norse mythology and stars Nat Wolff as Eric, a young man who discovers that he has divine powers based on ancient Norse mythology . The film was released on February 28, 2020 and is distributed by Nordisk Film. The dialogues of the film are in English and Norwegian and most of the actors are Norwegian, except for Natt Wolff.

Synopsis :
In this spellbinding thriller, a sleepy Norwegian town erupts after an American backpacker, Eric, is arrested. Witnesses claim a teen died after touching the stranger, and that he inexplicably started a fire that engulfed a farm. He warns a psychologist, Christine, that he has supernatural powers, and that anyone who gets too close to him dies. Is Eric a liar, a freak of nature, an angry god? Determined to find the truth, Christine draws nearer, and what she finds is beyond her wildest imaginings…

Mortal (Torden)
Directed by André Øvredal
Produced by Rory Aitken, John Einar Hagen, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Ben Pugh
Written by André Øvredal, Norman Lesperance, Geoff Bussetil
With Nat Wolff, Priyanka Bose, Iben Akerlie, Arthur Hakalahti
Music by Marcus Paus
Director of photography: Roman Osin
Editing : Patrick Larsgaard
Release date: February 28, 2020 (Norway), November 6, 2020 (USA)
Running time: 100mns