Draug (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Draug

| image = Draug (2018) Film Poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Klas Persson
Karin Engman

| producer = Karin Engman
Faravid Af Ugglas

| writer = Klas Persson

| screenplay =

| story =

| based_on =

| narrator =

| starring = Thomas Hedengran
Elna Karlsson
Ralf Beck
Nina Filimoshkina
Urban Bergsten
Matti Boustedt

| music = Klas Persson

| cinematography = Klas Persson

| editing =

| studio = Ödmården Filmproduction HB

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2018|10|10|Screamfest Horror Film Festival {{Cite web|url=https://screamfestla.com/2018/film/draug|title = Draug|date = 15 September 2018}}|2019|10|02|United States}}

| runtime = 88 minutes

| country = Sweden

| language = Swedish

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Draug is a 2018 Swedish fantasy horror film taking place in the 11th century, at the end of the Viking Age.

Plot

The film follows a royal rescue party to find a missing missionary in Hälsingland, one of the last pockets of pagan worship.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Cast

Thomas Hedengran as Kettil
Elna Karlsson as Nanna
Ralf Beck as Hakon
Nina Filimoshkina as Deja
Urban Bergsten as Gunder
Matti Boustedt as Odd
Oscar Skagerberg as Kol

Production

A sizzle reel was published online in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/146784/swedish-horror-flick-draug-explores-the-horrors-of-norse-mythology/|title=Swedish Horror Flick Draug Explores the Undead of Norse Mythology|date=14 January 2016}} The film itself was produced independently in Bollnäs, Hälsingland, the same summer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.helahalsingland.se/artikel/halsingland/bollnas/historisk-skrack-i-draug-filmmakarpar-vacker-tusenariga-myter-till-liv-i-halsingeskogen-allt-kan-gomma-sig-dar|title = Historisk skräck i Draug – filmmakarpar väcker tusenåriga myter till liv i hälsingeskogen: "Allt kan gömma sig där"|date = 5 February 2016}}

Awards

The film premiered at the 2018 edition of Screamfest, where it was awarded prizes for best actor (Thomas Hedengran) and best music (Klas Persson).{{Cite web|url=https://screamfestla.com/blog/2018-festival-awards-announced|title=2018 Festival Awards Announced|date=19 October 2018}}