The Promised Land
2023 · Movie · 118 min. · Denmark
In the middle of the 18th century, the Danish King Frederik V declared that the wild heathlands of Jutland should be cultivated and settled so that civilization could spread and new taxes could be generated for the royal household. But no one dared to follow the king's decree. The moor was an inhospitable place, full of bandits and with a brutal and unforgiving nature. But in 1755, Captain Ludvig Kahlen set out to create a colony on behalf of the king. However, the sole ruler of the area, the ruthless Frederik de Schinkel, believes the land belongs to him. When de Schinkel realizes that his maid Ann Barbara and her husband have escaped to seek refuge with Kahlen, he vows revenge and promises to do everything in his power to chase the captain away. But Kahlen is undeterred and engages in a battle so unequal that it will put not only his life at risk, but also the family of outcasts that has formed around him.
Direction Nikolaj Arcel
Cast Mads Mikkelsen · Amanda Collin · Simon Bennebjerg · Melina Hagberg · Kristine Kujath Thorp · Gustav Lindh · Thomas W. Gabrielsson · Søren Malling · Jakob Ulrik Lohmann · Magnus Krepper · Morten Hee Andersen · Felix Kramer · Laura Bilgrau Eskild-Jensen
Soundtrack Dan Romer
Screenplay Nikolaj Arcel · Anders Thomas Jensen
Cinematography Rasmus Videbæk
Original title Bastarden
Also known as The Promised Land
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