Вальгалла - це місце на небі, що належить одноокому богу війни і володарю валькірій Одіну. Пристанище ейнхерії, полеглих у бою хоробрих воїнів. Воїни, що потрапили у Вальгаллу, щодня б'ються на смерть, а воскресаючи бенкетують за загальним столом. Фільм про німого воїна, якого називали Одноокий. Він володів надприродною силою і багато хто вважав його норвезьким вождем Бардом...
13-year-old Nico is badly beaten by his brother while playing with fireworks. To gain revenge, he steals his brother's cat. Unable to return home, he meets up with some other kids, and they head to the railway track where two of the boys commit an act of mindless brutality. Nico is compelled by the frenzied horror of earlier events to join in. As the day draws to a close, the boys break up and head home and Nico is left to contemplate his actions.
Young Ben is having boyfriend troubles again, so his grandma introduces him to Albert, an eccentric Glasgow painter who doubles as an unconventional, Jung-inspired psychotherapist. But their therapy sessions end up revealing as much about Albert as they do about Ben in this twisted, sexual comedy.
Filmed on location in Glasgow, "Seat In Shadow" is the debut feature from writer/ director Henry Coombes. The film received its world premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival and also played Berlin International Film Festival and BFI Flare. This is a witty study of social mores and sexual excess where the boundaries between doctor and patient, artist and muse become increasingly blurred.