The Promised Land

2023 · 127 min · DA · NR · 7.7 (589 votes)

Dir. Nikolaj Arcel · Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Jacob Lohmann · Music Dan Romer

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

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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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This is a bleak, gritty historical drama, relentlessly charting a man's brutal ambition against an unforgiving land and a ruthless adversary. It's a propulsive, dread-soaked experience, steeped in themes of class, survival, and the harsh cost of legacy. Prepare for an intense, uncompromising journey into the past.

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