The Promised Land

Oct 5, 2023

2h 7m

★ 7.7

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

Overview

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...?

Genres

Action

Drama

History

Production Companies

Zentropa International Berlin

Zentropa International Sweden

Zentropa Entertainments

Film i Väst

The Promised Land Trailers

Cast

Ludvig Kahlen

Mads Mikkelsen

Ann Barbara

Amanda Collin

Frederik de Schinkel

Simon Bennebjerg

Edel Helene

Kristine Kujath Thorp

Anton Eklund

Gustav Lindh

Trappaud

Jacob Ulrik Lohmann

Johannes Eriksen

Morten Hee Andersen

Hector

Magnus Krepper

Paulli

Søren Malling

Lauenfeldt

Morten Burian

Bondo

Thomas W. Gabrielsson

Colonist

Morten Buus

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