About
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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7.724/10
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 h... read more
10 months ago
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 Jutlan... read more
over 1 year ago
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 am... read more
almost 2 years ago
People
Cast
Mads Mikkelsen
Ludvig Kahlen
Amanda Collin
Ann Barbara
Simon Bennebjerg
Frederik de Schinkel
Kristine Kujath Thorp
Edel Helene
Gustav Lindh
Anton Eklund
Jacob Ulrik Lohmann
Trappaud
Morten Hee Andersen
Johannes Eriksen
Magnus Krepper
Hector
Søren Malling
Paulli
Morten Burian
Lauenfeldt
Thomas W. Gabrielsson
Bondo
Morten Buus
Colonist
Olaf Højgaard
Preisler
Melina Hagberg
Anmai Mus
Felix Kramer
Balzer
Laura Bilgrau Eskild-Jensen
Anmai Mus (15)
Anna Filippa Hjarne
Anne
Jiří Konvalinka
Rømer
Martin Feifel
Colonist Klein
Lasse Steen Jensen
Uldrich
Nanna Finding Koppel
Lise
Michael Brostrup
Workman
Joen Højerslev
Coachman
Patricie Šlaufová
Kristel
Jan Jankovský
Tater #1
Josef Berousek
Tater #2
Ivo Hanel
Militærmand
Kristián Černík
Schinkel's Guard
Lise Risom Olsen
Kirstin
Nikol Kouklová
Antonius' Girlfriend
Hans Christian Lundgren
Kaspar
Arved Friese
Colonist Claus
Zdenek Brüna
Prisoner 1
Zdeněk Dvořáček
Prisoner 2
Martin Navrátil
Prisoner 3
Adam Pengsawang
Prisoner 4
Tomáš Tobola
Prisoner 5
Karel Heřmánek
Servant
Finn Nielsen
Estate Owner
Director
Nikolaj Arcel
Director
Adam Hashemi
Second Unit Director
Filip Holec
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Jan Menšík
First Assistant Director
Kristýna Rousková
Third Assistant Director
Jakub Strangmüller
Second Assistant Director
Brian Westfall
Additional Second Assistant Director
Brian Westfall
Second Second Assistant Director
Andrea Östlund
Assistant Director
Creator
Nikolaj Arcel
Writer
Anders Thomas Jensen
Writer
Ida Jessen
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