The Promised Land
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In 1755 Denmark, an impoverished army captain attempts to colonize a barren, uncultivable heath for the king, while a ruthless regional lord plots to destroy him.
Why watch: Mads Mikkelsen at his most quietly ferocious, against impossible odds.
Cast
Mads Mikkelsen as Ludvig Kahlen
Amanda Collin as Ann Barbara
Simon Bennebjerg as Frederik de Schinkel
Kristine Kujath Thorp as Edel Helene
Gustav Lindh as Anton Eklund
Jacob Lohmann as Trappaud
Morten Hee Andersen as Johannes Eriksen
Magnus Krepper as Hector
Søren Malling as Paulli
Morten Burian as Lauenfeldt
Thomas W. Gabrielsson as Bondo
Morten Buus as Colonist
Olaf Højgaard as Preisler
Melina Hagberg as Anmai Mus
Felix Kramer as Balzer
Crew
Nikolaj Arcel — Director
Nikolaj Arcel — Writer
Anders Thomas Jensen — Writer
Louise Vesth — Producer
Rasmus Videbæk — Director of Photography
Olivier Bugge Coutté — Editor
Dan Romer — Original Music Composer
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