IFC Films has acquired the North American distribution rights to Danish director Kristian Levring's western
The Salvation (2014). The film stars Mads Mikkelsen (TV's
Hannibal), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (
Watchmen), Eva Green (
Casino Royale), Jonathan Pryce (
Brazil), Mikael Persbrandt (
Everlasting Moments), and Eric Cantona.
The Salvation had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Out of Competition Midnight section.
Synopsis: In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.