The Promised Land

The Promised Land

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

2023•2h 7m•7.7/10

ActionDramaHistory

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7.7/10(543)

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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Production

Zentropa International Berlin, Zentropa International Sweden, Zentropa Entertainments

Language

DA

Status

Released

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Cast

Mads Mikkelsen

Mads Mikkelsen

Ludvig Kahlen

Amanda Collin

Amanda Collin

Ann Barbara

Simon Bennebjerg

Simon Bennebjerg

Frederik de Schinkel

Kristine Kujath Thorp

Kristine Kujath Thorp

Edel Helene

Gustav Lindh

Gustav Lindh

Anton Eklund

Jacob Lohmann

Jacob Lohmann

Trappaud

Morten Hee Andersen

Morten Hee Andersen

Johannes Eriksen

Magnus Krepper

Magnus Krepper

Hector

Søren Malling

Søren Malling

Paulli

Morten Burian

Morten Burian

Lauenfeldt

Thomas W. Gabrielsson

Thomas W. Gabrielsson

Bondo

Morten Buus

Morten Buus

Colonist

Olaf Højgaard

Olaf Højgaard

Preisler

Melina Hagberg

Melina Hagberg

Anmai Mus

Felix Kramer

Felix Kramer

Balzer

Laura Bilgrau Eskild-Jensen

Laura Bilgrau Eskild-Jensen

Anmai Mus (15)

Anna Filippa Hjarne

Anna Filippa Hjarne

Anne

Jiří Konvalinka

Jiří Konvalinka

Rømer

Martin Feifel

Martin Feifel

Colonist Klein

Lasse Steen Jensen

Lasse Steen Jensen

Uldrich

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