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Jun 20, 2024 · The Danish actor is back on wide-screen home turf in The Promised Land, an 18th-century Nordic epic that's ripe with villainy and violence; romance and redemption.
- Luke Goodsell
Jun 23, 2024 · De Schinkel’s own servants, Ann Barbara (Amanda Collin) and Johannes Eriksen (Morton See Andersen) seek refuge on Kahlen’s patch of land, agreeing to help with Kahlen’s objectives in exchange for protection.
Jun 24, 2024 · Film review: The Promised Land. An impoverished war hero determined to rise above his origins and farm Denmark’s inhospitable heath sparks a savage frontier love story worthy of a western. Written by Penelope Debelle. Mads Mikkelson in the intense historical drama, The Promised Land. Supplied image: Henrik Ohsten Zentropa. Penelope Debelle.
Jun 22, 2024 · A land with murky jurisdiction between the Danish king and local landowners, recently retired army captain Ludwig Kahlen (the formidable Mads Mikkelsen) seeks to gain permission to farm this impossible land and in return, gain land ownership and an estate.
Jun 19, 2024 · The director of A Royal Affair helms a stoic western, one that sees Mads Mikkelsen try to tame the inhospitable 18th century Danish moorlands. The Promised Land may share a star, country, and (roughly) a time period, but is a very different beast, says Steve Newall.
Jun 24, 2024 · The Promised Land is masterfully produced and beautifully filmed, a sweeping tale of one man’s attempts to overcome the inhumane injustices and unlawfulness of a psychotic lunatic, who was inconceivably supported by several followers – incredibly men of nobility.
Jun 22, 2024 · Dive into Mads Mikkelsen's gripping portrayal in The Promised Land, capturing 1755 Denmark's stark inequalities.
