No Rest for the Wicked
1862. Baldur lives a fisherman’s life on the isolated Faroe Islands far to the north in the Atlantic Ocean. His world is turned upside down when a stranger arrives: Helge, a rugged whaler, who awakens deep emotions within him. A mutual attraction starts to grow. When tragedy strikes, their forbidden passion unleashes natural forces so disturbing that the villagers rally to keep evil at bay. But Baldur and Helge refuse to let their love be buried. They will fight till the end – and after.
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Cast
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Egor Venned
Baldur
No other roles listed
Pilou Asbæk
Helge
Known for
Ghost in the Shell
Game of Thrones
Sofia Nolsøe Mikkelsen
Ásla
Also in
Kingmaker
Guilt
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
Jákup
Known for
Vikings: Valhalla
Alpha
Kjartan Hansen
Súni
Also in
111 Good Days
Búi Dam
Harald
Also in
Trom
111 Good Days
Nicolaj Falck
Todi
Also in
Brother Troll
Tunnan
Noomi Kunoy Heradottir
Vígdis
No other roles listed
Kasper 'Kalle' Skovsbøl Director · Rasmus Birch Writer Torleik Mortensen Composer
First release July 22, 2026 · Produced in Denmark, Faroe Islands, Iceland · Languages Danish, Faroese
Production
SF Studios
Production
Outlier Projects
Production
Truenorth
Production
Denmark · Faroe Islands · Iceland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish · Faroese
Release dates
Canada · July 22, 2026
Premiere · Fantasia International Film Festival
Denmark · September 3, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hong Kong SAR China
September 6, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Latvia
October 21, 2026 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
New Zealand
August 9, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Poland
October 22, 2026 · Premiere · Splat!FilmFest
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