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Oct 5, 2023 · The Promised Land: Directed by Nikolaj Arcel. With Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Melina Hagberg. The story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make the heath bring him wealth and honor.
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- 2024-02-02
Jan 31, 2024 · "I have a deep-seated love for epic movies," effuses Danish filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel.With The Promised Land, he has finally made a true historical epic of his own.. Based on The Captain and Ann Barbara by Danish novelist Ida Jessen, the 18th-century Nordic drama follows a war veteran, Captain Ludvig Kahlen (Mads Mikkelsen), who sets out to become the first man to cultivate Denmark's notoriously ...
Sep 1, 2023 · The Promised Land, the new film from Danish director Nikolaj Arcel, is a story of ambition.. Set in 1755 it follows Captain Ludvig Kahlen, a bankrupt former soldier determined to secure the royal ...
Jan 13, 2024 · Magnolia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection. The Promised Land, from Danish director Nikolaj Arcel, is a story of ambition. Set in 1755, it follows Captain Ludvig Kahlen ( Mads Mikkelsen ), a ...
Dec 19, 2023 · Photo Credit: Nikolaj Arcel 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.
Nov 29, 2023 · Arcel, who credits becoming a father in his late 40s with helping him to realize there was more to life than just creating stories and art, said he and co-writer Anders Thomas Jensen “wanted to ...
Aug 31, 2023 · By Marta Balaga. Courtesy of Henrik Ohsten/Zentropa. Danish filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel, who was behind “The Dark Tower” with Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey – is bringing back the historical ...
