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The Promised Land

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7.8/10 • 316

2023-10-052h 7m

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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...?

Directors
Nikolaj Arcel
Writters
Nikolaj Arcel, Anders Thomas Jensen
Editors
Nikolaj Arcel, Anders Thomas Jensen, Olivier Bugge Coutté

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Mads Mikkelsen

    Mads Mikkelsen

    Ludvig Kahlen

  2. Amanda Collin

    Amanda Collin

    Ann Barbara

  3. Simon Bennebjerg

    Simon Bennebjerg

    Frederik de Schinkel

  4. Kristine Kujath Thorp

    Kristine Kujath Thorp

    Edel Helene

  5. Gustav Lindh

    Gustav Lindh

    Anton Eklund

  6. Jacob Ulrik Lohmann

    Jacob Ulrik Lohmann

    Trappaud

  7. Morten Hee Andersen

    Morten Hee Andersen

    Johannes Eriksen

  8. Magnus Krepper

    Magnus Krepper

    Hector

  9. Søren Malling

    Søren Malling

    Paulli

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Manuel São Bento

Sep 5, 2023

7/10

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 a magnetic display. Heavy, predictable, and somewhat repetitive at times, but totally worth the ticket." Rating: B+

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Status
Released
Original Language
Danish
Budget
$8,500,000.00
Revenue
$2,119,043.00
Keywords
based on novel or bookmurderpriestcolonisationsoldierking18th centuryfarmingdanishdanish historyex militaryhistorical dramashockingaggressivehopelesslandowner1750shistoryfuriousviolencetenseintensedepressingantagonisticpessimistic