both Western films and Nordic mythology as inspiration. In an interview with Reader's Digest, Levring stated of the film's subject matter that, "You could see the Western frontier as the beginning of civilization, and I’m very interested in the nature of civilization. Often these places are a microscope: you can look at these characters and see how they behave in quite extreme situations. Civilization is quite a thin varnish, and when you take that away it’s interesting to see what happens." Levring both cowrote and directed the film. Filmography Films Shot from the Heart (1986) The King Is Alive (2000) The Intended (2002) Fear Me Not (2008) The Salvation (2014) References External links 1957 births Living people European Film Awards winners (people) Danish film directors Danish male screenwriters Danish film editors People from Copenhagen