The Promised Land

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...?

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 Ulrik Lohmann

as Trappaud

Morten Hee Andersen

as Johannes Eriksen

Magnus Krepper

as Hector

Søren Malling

as Paulli

Morten Burian

as Lauenfeldt

Reviews

Manuel São Bento

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...

CinemaSerf

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,...

r96sk

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 basical...

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