Northmen: A Viking Saga

Northmen: A Viking Saga (2014) is an action-adventure film directed by Claudio Fäh — watch it online on iFILM. The premise is stripped down: a Viking longship is wrecked in a storm off hostile shores, and the survivors need to cross enemy territory on foot to reach their own people. No boats, no reinforcements, and professional mercenaries already tracking them through the forest.

Ryan Kwanten, Tom Hopper and Ed Skrein are among the warriors fighting their way through unfamiliar terrain. James Norton plays a monk swept into their company who has little business surviving what follows, and Charlie Murphy is the one captive with actual leverage in the situation. The production crossed four countries — Switzerland, Germany, Britain and South Africa — for the locations.

This is a film that knows exactly what it is: a compact, gritty action piece with rough hand-to-hand combat and no patience for slow pacing. It doesn't reach for mythology or grandeur — just a hard march through hostile land. Stream Northmen: A Viking Saga online on iFILM.