The Promised Land

The Promised Land

127 mins | Drama, History | Oct. 5, 2023

In 1755, the impoverished Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer the uninhabitable Danish heath in the name of the King. But the sole ruler of the area, the merciless Frederik de Schinkel, who believes the land belongs to him, swears revenge when the maid Ann Barbara and her serf husband escape for refuge with Kahlen.

The Promised Land

127 mins | Drama, History | Oct. 5, 2023

The Promised Land
In 1755, the impoverished Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer the uninhabitable Danish heath in the name of the King. But the sole ruler of the area, the merciless Frederik de Schinkel, who believes the land belongs to him, swears revenge when the maid Ann Barbara and her serf husband escape for refuge with Kahlen.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Zentropa Entertainments, Film i Väst, SVT, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Zentropa International Sweden, Zentropa International Berlin, Plaion Pictures
Original title Bastarden
Directors Nikolaj Arcel
Writers Ida Jessen, Nikolaj Arcel, Anders Thomas Jensen

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

Jacob Ulrik Lohmann

as Trappaud

Morten Hee Andersen

as Johannes Eriksen

Magnus Krepper

as Hector

Søren Malling

as Paulli

Morten Buus

as Settler

Morten Burian

as Lauenfeldt

Olaf Højgaard

as Preisler

Melina Hagberg

as Anmai Mus

Felix Kramer

as Balzer