Violent and sadistic little tale

Rating: 3/10 (20 May 2018)

I don't get the need for so much graphic violence. We are subjected to a couple of prolonged and very graphic bear attacks, both on the same character, then his son gets brutally stabbed in front of his own eyes while he (the father) is in too much pain and agony to do anything about it ... I could go on! I can only conclude the director is the sort of person who enjoys torturing little animals for fun.
Apparently it is set in the 1820s - a fact you could easily miss unless you read the reviews. Great scenery but that's just about it.