
Movie · action, drama
The Promised Land
Bastarden
2023 · 2h 7m · NR
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Reception
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7.7/10673 votes
What is it about? The Promised Land
A captain’s ambition, a ruthless rival, and a land that defies them both.
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...?
Genres: action, drama, history. Themes: murder, priest, colonisation, soldier, king, 18th century.
Cast and crew The Promised Land
AllCreators
- Directed byNikolaj Arcel
- ScreenplayNikolaj Arcel
- ScreenplayAnders Thomas Jensen
- Based on the novel byIda Jessen
- MusicDan Romer
- CinematographyRasmus Videbæk
- EditingOlivier Bugge Coutté
Full cast and crew38 cast members, 275 crew
Cast:
- Mads Mikkelsen · Ludvig Kahlen
- Amanda Collin · Ann Barbara
- Simon Bennebjerg · Frederik de Schinkel
- Kristine Kujath Thorp · Edel Helene
- Gustav Lindh · Anton Eklund
- Jacob Lohmann · Trappaud
- Morten Hee Andersen · Johannes Eriksen
- Magnus Krepper · Hector
- Søren Malling · Paulli
- Morten Burian · Lauenfeldt
- Thomas W. Gabrielsson · Bondo
- Morten Buus · Colonist
- Olaf Højgaard · Preisler
- Melina Hagberg · Anmai Mus
- Felix Kramer · Balzer
- Laura Bilgrau Eskild-Jensen · Anmai Mus (15)
- Anna Filippa Hjarne · Anne
- Jiří Konvalinka · Rømer
- Martin Feifel · Colonist Klein
- Lasse Steen · Uldrich
- Nanna Finding Koppel · Lise
- Michael Brostrup · Workman
- Joen Højerslev · Coachman
- Patricie Šlaufová · Kristel
- Jan Jankovský · Gypsy #1
- Josef Berousek · Gypsy #2
- Ivo Háněl · Military Man
- Kristián Černík · Schinkel's Guard
- Lise Risom Olsen · Kirstin
- Nikol Kouklová · Antonius' Girlfriend
- Hans Christian Lundgren · Kaspar
- Arved Friese · Colonist Claus
- Zdenek Brüna · Prisoner #1
- Zdeněk Dvořáček · Prisoner #2
- Martin Navrátil · Prisoner #3
- Adam Pengsawang · Prisoner #4
- Tomáš Tobola · Prisoner #5
- Finn Nielsen · Estate Owner
Crew:
- Nikolaj Arcel · Director
- Louise Vesth · Producer
- Nikolaj Arcel · Writer
- Anders Thomas Jensen · Writer
- Rasmus Videbæk · Director of Photography
- Dan Romer · Original Music Composer
- Tanja Grunwald · Casting
- Ulrike Müller · Casting
- Arwa Salmanova · Casting
- Jette Termann · Casting
- Maggie Widstrand · Casting
- Pernille Høier · Casting
- Olivier Bugge Coutté · Editor
- Amanda-Lie Rasmussen · Casting
- Ida Jessen · Novel
- Jette Lehmann · Production Design
- Kicki Ilander · Costume Design
Trailer The Promised Land
ENOfficial Trailer [Subtitled]December 14, 2023Movies like this The Promised Land
Details The Promised Land

- Premiere
- September 1, 2023, Italy
- Premiere
- September 2, 2023, United States
- First theatrical release
- October 5, 2023
- Release in the US
- February 2, 2024
- Countries
- Denmark, Germany, Sweden
- Original language
- Danish
- Original title
- Bastarden
- Rating
- NR
- Studios
- Zentropa International Berlin, Zentropa International Sweden, Zentropa Entertainments
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $8.5M
- Worldwide gross
- $2.2M
- From theaters to home (Denmark)
- 75 days to DVD and Blu-ray
Frequently asked questions
How long is The Promised Land?
2h 7m (127 minutes).
Who’s in The Promised Land?
Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Jacob Lohmann, Morten Hee Andersen, Magnus Krepper, Søren Malling, and Morten Burian. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel.
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