0 ▁million ▁( ca . ▁US ▁$ 3 0 ▁million ) ▁for ▁both ▁films , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁expensive ▁production ▁in ▁Swedish ▁cinema . ▁The ▁film ▁gross ed ▁$ 2 2 . 5 ▁million ▁according ▁to ▁Box Office Mo jo . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁ ▁The ▁plot ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁movie ▁follows ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁volumes ▁of ▁the ▁tr il ogy . ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁" intern ational " ▁cut ▁which ▁incorpor ates ▁this ▁and ▁the ▁sequ el ▁Arn ▁– ▁The ▁Kingdom ▁at ▁Road ' s ▁End ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁movie ▁with ▁a ▁duration ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 1 3 0 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁Arn ▁Magn us son ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁powerful ▁Fol k ung ▁dynast y ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 2 th ▁century . ▁He ▁grows ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁monaster y ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁C ister ci ans ▁and ▁is ▁trained ▁there ▁in ▁arch ery , ▁sword sm ans hip ▁and ▁hors em ans hip ▁by ▁a ▁former ▁Knight ▁Tem pl ar , ▁the ▁brother ▁Gu il bert . ▁Arn ▁is ▁also ▁discovered ▁to ▁be ▁amb ide xt r ous . ▁One ▁day , ▁while ▁wand ering ▁the ▁woods , ▁he ▁enc oun ters ▁three ▁men ▁trying ▁to ▁force ▁a ▁young ▁girl ▁into ▁marriage . ▁When ▁the ▁girl ▁beg s ▁Arn ▁for ▁help , ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁attack ▁him ▁and ▁he ▁k ills ▁them ▁in ▁self - def ense . ▁Although ▁the ▁mon ks ▁tell ▁Arn ▁he ▁did ▁nothing ▁wrong , ▁they ▁question ▁Gu il bert ▁training