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The Promised Land (2023)

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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...?

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Cast & Crew

Director
Nikolaj Arcel
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    Ludvig Kahlen Mads Mikkelsen
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    Ann Barbara Amanda Collin
  • Profile picture of Simon Bennebjerg
    Frederik de Schinkel Simon Bennebjerg
  • Profile picture of Kristine Kujath Thorp
    Edel Helene Kristine Kujath Thorp
  • Profile picture of Gustav Lindh
    Anton Eklund Gustav Lindh
  • Profile picture of Jacob Ulrik Lohmann
    Trappaud Jacob Ulrik Lohmann
  • Profile picture of Morten Hee Andersen
    Johannes Eriksen Morten Hee Andersen
  • Profile picture of Magnus Krepper
    Hector Magnus Krepper

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Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • murder
  • priest
  • colonisation
  • soldier
  • king
  • 18th century
  • farming
  • danish
  • danish history
  • ex military
  • historical drama
  • shocking
  • aggressive
  • hopeless
  • landowner
  • 1750s
  • history
  • furious
  • violence
  • tense
  • depressing
  • antagonistic
  • pessimistic