7.7/10 (IMDB)

The Promised Land

2h 07m Biography | Drama

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.

This is the official submission of Denmark for the Best International Feature Film category of the 96th Academy Awards.

Director

Nikolaj Arcel

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen, Gustav Lindh, Amanda Collin

Rating

Not Rated

Year

2024

Country

Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany

Language

Danish


Main Trailer


Reviews

  • "Arcel and Mikkelsen have struck a deeply human chord with THE PROMISED LAND. It is a tale of undoubted savagery but also one of hope in all its divine illumination."
    - Film Threat
  • "THE PROMISED LAND is a terrific story driven by skillful writing and strong performances. There’s an art to bringing vitality and modernity to historical drama, and Arcel shows a firm grasp of it."
    - The Hollywood Reporter
  • "The result is the kind of ravishing, rousing epic we don’t really get much of anymore."
    - New York Magazine (Vulture)
  • "An invigoratingly savage Nordic western, THE PROMISED LAND is earthy, enjoyable stuff: an expansive, sweeping epic with hope in its heart and dirt under its nails."
    - Screen Daily

Awards

  • Venice Film Festival
  • Santa Fe Int'l Film Festival
  • European Film Awards
  • Philadelphia Int'l Film Festival

Festivals

  • Toronto Int'l Film Festival
  • Calgary Int'l Film Festival
  • Vancouver Int'l Film Festival
  • Chicago Int'l Film Festival
  • Hamptons Int'l Film Festival
  • Telluride Film Festival
  • Philadelphia Film Festival
  • Montclair Film Festival
  • Denver Film Festival
  • AFI Fest