The Salvation

About The Salvation

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.

The Salvation (2014) is a western film directed by Kristian Levring. Released in May 2014, it runs 92 minutes.

The film is filed under corruption, money, shootout, and criminal.

Mads Mikkelsen takes the lead as Jon Jensen, Eva Green as Madelaine, Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Henry Delarue, and Mikael Persbrandt as Peter Jensen. The screenplay is by Anders Thomas Jensen and Kristian Levring. Produced by Zentropa Entertainments. In the United States it streams on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, and AMC Plus Apple TV channel.

The Revenant, The Veteran, and Open Range make useful companions to The Salvation, all filed under 19th century, frontier, and murder. TMDB voters put it at 6.5 out of 10 across 1,001 votes and it carries a R rating.