The Promised Land

The Promised Land

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

NR 2023 · 127 min · ★ 7.7 · Action, Drama, History

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...?

Directed by Nikolaj Arcel · Written by Nikolaj Arcel

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Mads Mikkelsen Ludvig Kahlen
Amanda Collin Ann Barbara
Simon Bennebjerg Frederik de Schinkel
Kristine Kujath Thorp Edel Helene
Gustav Lindh Anton Eklund
Jacob Lohmann Trappaud
Morten Hee Andersen Johannes Eriksen
Magnus Krepper Hector
Søren Malling Paulli
Morten Burian Lauenfeldt
Thomas W. Gabrielsson Bondo
Morten Buus Colonist

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