The Promised Land
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Watch TrailerIn the 18th Century Ludwig Kahlen (Mads Mikkelsen) -- a proud, ambitious, but impoverished war hero -- sets out to tame a vast, uninhabitable land on which seemingly nothing can grow. He seeks to start farming crops, build a colony in the name of the King, and gain a noble title for himself.
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Kristine Kujath Thorp
Director: Nikolaj Arcel
Writer: Nikolaj Arcel, Anders Thomas Jensen, Ida Jessen
Running Time: 127 minutes
Certificate: 15
Language: Danish
Genre: History, Drama
Country: Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden
“Notwithstanding the occasional periwig, it resembles those epic oaters once directed by the likes of John Ford or Anthony Mann, with bursts of violence that are closer to Sam Peckinpah.”
★★★★★ Johnathan Romney, Financial Times
"The Promised Land builds like a glacier or rock formation - and it delivers"
★★★★ Tom Shone, Time Out
“If every scene doesn’t land with maximum impact, Mikkelsen nonetheless remains the film’s MVP and an actor who can somehow galvanise an entire movie with a plethora of commanding, often wordless, close-ups.”
★★★★ Kevin Maher, Times
“Western fans and connoisseurs of mid-budget European cinema don’t typically have much on which they can agree. The Promised Land builds a bridge between the two and makes the crossing entirely worthwhile.”
★★★★ Ed Power, Daily Telegraph
