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The Promised Land (2023)

The Promised Land (2023)

Action Drama History

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

Release Date: 2023, October 5
Directors: Nikolaj Arcel
Countries: Germany, Denmark, Sweden
Production: Zentropa International Berlin, Zentropa International Sweden, Zentropa Entertainments
Cast: Zdeněk Dvořáček, Mads Mikkelsen, Søren Malling, Gustav Lindh, Magnus Krepper, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Jacob Lohmann, Morten Hee Andersen, Morten Burian, Thomas W. Gabrielsson

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...?

Keywords:

based on novel or book murder priest soldier 18th century violence farming shocking hopeless antagonistic king historical drama aggressive pessimistic danish ex military furious colonisation landowner history danish history