The Promised Land
A captain’s ambition, a ruthless rival, and a land that defies them both.
2023 · 2h 7m · R Action, Drama, History
Overview
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...?
Director and 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 Eklund
- Jacob Ulrik Lohmann as Trappaud
- Morten Hee Andersen as Johannes Eriksen
- Magnus Krepper as Hector
- Søren Malling as Paulli
- Morten Burian as Lauenfeldt
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