The Promised Land
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A captain’s ambition, a ruthless rival, and a land that defies them both.
Overview
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?
- Budget
- $8,500,000
- Revenue
- $2,246,680
- Production
- Zentropa International Berlin, Zentropa International Sweden, Zentropa Entertainments
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Cast
Mads Mikkelsen
Ludvig Kahlen
Amanda Collin
Ann Barbara
Simon Bennebjerg
Frederik de Schinkel
Kristine Kujath Thorp
Edel Helene
Gustav Lindh
Anton Eklund
Jacob Lohmann
Trappaud
Morten Hee Andersen
Johannes Eriksen
Magnus Krepper
Hector
Søren Malling
Paulli
Morten Burian
Lauenfeldt
Thomas W. Gabrielsson
Bondo
Morten Buus
Colonist
Olaf Højgaard
Preisler
Melina Hagberg
Anmai Mus
Felix Kramer
Balzer
Laura Bilgrau Eskild-Jensen
Anmai Mus (15)
Anna Filippa Hjarne
Anne
Jiří Konvalinka
Rømer
Martin Feifel
Colonist Klein
Lasse Steen Jensen
Uldrich
Crew
- Director
- Nikolaj Arcel
- Producers
- Louise Vesth
- Cinematography
- Rasmus Videbæk
- Composer
- Dan Romer
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Manuel São Bento
September 5, 2023
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/the-promised-land-venice-film-festival-review-mads-mikkelsen-shines-once-again/ "The Promised Land is a profound character study of how personal ambitions and desires inevitably will fail without love, compassion, and everything else that makes us human. Accompanied by somber cinematography and an atmospheric score, the cast delivers outstanding performances, especially Mads Mikkelsen who utilizes all his experience to drive the story with …
CinemaSerf
March 7, 2024
Mads Mikkelsen is in his element here as the determined pioneer Ludvig Kahlen. He has been a soldier in the Danish army and has now set his heart on cultivating some salty heathland on a barren Jutland. Fortunately for him, King Frederik V is keen to see this land settled and become more productive, so he is encouraged to go and farm there. His arrival ruffles the feathers of local grandee Frederik De Schinkel (Simon Bennebjerg) who considers the land to be his, and who makes it clear that he wi…
r96sk
September 11, 2024
I do love me a Mads Mikkelsen movie. <em>'The Promised Land'</em> is a cracker! The two hour run time whizzes by, you can kinda guess where the (great) story is heading but at no point was that a hindrance to my enjoyment. The cinematography is splendid, as are the locations, costumes and basically every other element really. Simon Bennebjerg shows plenty of acting knack as (De) Schinkel. Others to impress are Melina Hagberg and Amanda Collin, though the whole cast produce fine displays. M…