Action ·Drama ·History · Denmark · 2023 · 2h 7m

The Promised Land

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Director
Nikolaj Arcel
Cast
Mads Mikkelsen as Ludvig Kahlen Amanda Collin as Ann Barbara Simon Bennebjerg as Frederik de Schinkel Kristine Kujath Thorp as Edel Helene Gustav Lindh as Anton Eklund Jacob Lohmann as Trappaud
Crew
Rasmus Videbæk — Director of Photography Olivier Bugge Coutté — Editor Dan Romer — Original Music Composer Nikolaj Arcel — Writer Anders Thomas Jensen — Writer Ida Jessen — Novel
Tagline

A captain’s ambition, a ruthless rival, and a land that defies them both.

Synopsis

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...?

Trailer The Promised Land — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookmurderpriestcolonisationsoldierking18th centuryfarmingdanishdanish historyex militaryhistorical drama
Key Collaborators
Nikolaj Arcel Director Rasmus Videbæk Director of Photography Olivier Bugge Coutté Editor Dan Romer Original Music Composer Nikolaj Arcel Writer Anders Thomas Jensen Writer Ida Jessen Novel Louise Vesth Producer Jette Lehmann Production Design Kicki Ilander Costume Design
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