The Promised Land

The Promised Land (A)

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Shocking | Pessimistic

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  • Genre(s): History, Drama, Action
  • Language(s): Dansk (Danish)
  • Director(s): Nikolaj Arcel, Andrea Östlund, Jan Menšík, Brian Westfall, Jakub Strangmuller See all Crew
  • Cast(s): Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 2h 7min
  • Music: Dan Romer,Mikkel Maltha,Martin Langenbach,John Zarcone,Tom Deane
  • Award(s): European Film 2023 (Won)
    Golden Lion 2023 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: The Shadow In My Eye, Opstandelsen
  • Story:

    A moving tale of Love, despair & hatred which unfolds in the rugged landscapes of Danish heaths. Captain Ludvig Kahlen (Mads Mikkelsen) a proud ambitious but impoverished war hero sets out to tame a vast uninhabitable land on which seemingly nothing can grow.

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STORY

Story

A moving tale of Love, despair & hatred which unfolds in the rugged landscapes of Danish heaths. Captain Ludvig Kahlen (Mads Mikkelsen) a proud ambitious but impoverished war hero sets out to tame a vast uninhabitable land on which seemingly nothing can grow.

AWARDS

Won
European Film Award

European Actor | 2023 | Mads Mikkelsen

European Costume Designer | 2023 | Kicki Ilander

European Cinematographer | 2023 | Rasmus Videbæk

Robert Award

Best Actor (rets mandlige hovedrolle) | 2024 | Mads Mikkelsen

Best Adapted Screenplay (rets adapterede manuskript) | 2024 | Nikolaj Arcel

Best Film (rets danske spillefilm) | 2024 | Louise Vesth

Bodil Award

Best Actor (Bedste mandlige hovedrolle) | 2024 | Mads Mikkelsen

Best Film (Bedste danske film) | 2024 | Nikolaj Arcel

Best Cinematography (Bedste fotograf) | 2024 | Rasmus Videbæk

FIPRESCI Prize Award

Best Actor | 2024 | Mads Mikkelsen

Best Feature Film | 2024 | Nikolaj Arcel

Audience Award

Best Nordic Film | 2024 | Nikolaj Arcel

Audience Choice Best Special Presentation Narrative Feature | 2023 | Nikolaj Arcel

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Nominations
Golden Lion Award

Best Film | 2023 | Nikolaj Arcel

Astra Award

Best International Actor | 2024 | Mads Mikkelsen

Días de Cine Award

Best International Actor | 2025 | Mads Mikkelsen

Robert Award

Best Actress (rets kvindelige hovedrolle) | 2024 | Amanda Collin

Best Director (rets instruktr) | 2024 | Nikolaj Arcel

Bodil Award

Best Supporting Actress (Bedste kvindelige birolle) | 2024 | Amanda Collin

FIPRESCI Prize Award

Best Foreign Language Film | 2024 | Nikolaj Arcel

Dragon Award

Best Nordic Film | 2024 | Nikolaj Arcel

HMMA Award

Best Original Score Independent Film (Foreign Language) | 2023 | Dan Romer

Golden Camera 300 Award

Main Competition Camera 300 | 2024 | Rasmus Videbæk

BOX OFFICE

Budget 8,500,000 USD

Box Office Collection 2,246,680 USD

TRIVIA

Trivia

Official submission of Denmark for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 96th Academy Awards in 2024.

The movie is based on a book called "The Captain and Ann Barbara" by Ida Jessen, which is loosely based on the true story of Captain Ludvig Kahlen. The writers took many liberties with the story.

Nikolaj Arcel's first directorial movie since 2017's The Dark Tower.

The young girl in the film is apparently Romani, or Gypsy. She is part of a traveler community which speaks Swedish in the original version of the film.

The film is set from 1755 to 1763 during the reign of Frederik 5, who is unseen apart from a shot of the back of his head. Nikolaj Arcel's previous film starring Mads Mikkelsen, A Royal Affair (2012), took place from the late 1760s and featured that king's successor, Christian 7, played by Mikkel Boe Følsgaard.