Mads Mikkelsen defies nature and authority in an epic historical drama.
The Promised Land
- Date:
- from
18 Apr 2024
- Age restrictions
- 18+
Bastarden
2023, Nikolaj Arcel
Denmark–Germany–Sweden
127 minutes, Danish with Russian subtitles
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Gustav Lindh, Simon Bennebjerg
Ludvig Kahlen, a retired Danish army captain hoping for a title of nobility, seeks royal permission to cultivate the Jutland moorland and takes up the backbreaking work. The new-found farmer’s vigorous activity makes him an enemy of the local merciless landowner.
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Shot from The Promised Land, 2023
The kind of ravishing, rousing epic we don’t really get much of anymore.
— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture
Mikkelsen’s expressive and pithy face presents a landscape no less spectacular than the austere Danish landscape. The film brings together an epic historical plot, a love story, and visual appeal.