The Shamer's Daughter (Danish: Skammerens datter) is a 2015 Danish action fantasy film, directed by Kenneth Kainz [da; fr]. It was based on Lene Kaaberbøl's eponymous book.

The Shamer's Daughter
Directed byKenneth Kainz
Written byAnders Thomas Jensen
Lene Kaaberbøl
Based onThe Shamer's Daughter
by Lene Kaaberbøl
StarringRebecca Emilie Sattrup
Peter Plaugborg
Jakob Oftebro
CinematographyLasse Frank Johannessen
Music byJeppe Kaas
Release date
  • 26 March 2015 (2015-03-26)
Running time
96 minutes
LanguageDanish
Budget~DKK 50 million[1][2]

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The King of Dunark has been murdered along with his pregnant wife and his 4-year-old son. The apparent killer is the King's elder son, Nicodemus Ravens (Jakob Oftebro), and has been found dead drunk, holding a dagger in his hand. But so long as he does not admit to his crime, he cannot be found guilty. The Master of Law sends for Melussina Tonerre (Maria Bonnevie), a "witch" who has the gift of probing someone's mind. Although she sees Nicodemus' remorse for his past behavior, she finds no shame for the royal family's slaughter. To further the trial, Lord Drakan (Peter Plaugborg) goes and picks up Dina (Rebecca Emilie Satrup), Melussina's daughter, who has the same ability. When Dina is placed before Nico to look through his shame, she sees the same as her mother, she sees that Nico has a lot to be ashamed of, but that he has no relation to the murder of the king.

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Sequels

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The second part of the saga Skammerens Datter II: Slangens Gave [da; de] finished post production in late 2018 and premiered on 24 January 2019.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Dansk bestseller bliver til storfilm. Politiken. Hentet 2/11-2014
  2. ^ Afsløret: Her er Skammerens datter. Jyllands-Posten. Hentet 2/11.2014
  3. ^ IMDB. "Skammerens Datter II: Slangens Gave (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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