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The Promised Land
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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The Promised Land
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 5, 2023
Runtime
2h 7m
Genres
Action, Drama, History
User Score
78%
Original Title
Bastarden
Production Companies
Zentropa International Berlin, Zentropa International Sweden, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Zentropa Entertainments, Film i Väst, Plaion Pictures, SVT, Det Danske Filminstitut, Den Vestdanske Filmpulje, Eurimages, Czech Film Fund, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, DFFF, Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), TV 2, MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Director
Nikolaj Arcel
Budget
$8,500,000
Revenue
$2,119,043
Description
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...?
