Rent The Promised Land (2023)
3.9 of 5 from 188 ratings
2h 2min
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- Synopsis:
- In 1755, the impoverished Captain Ludvig Kahlen (Mads Mikkelsen) 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 (Simon Bennebjerg), who believes the land belongs to him, swears revenge when the maid Ann Barbara (Amanda Collin) and her serf husband escape for refuge with Kahlen.
- Actors:
- Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Melina Hagberg, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Morten Hee Andersen, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Jakob Ulrik Lohmann, Magnus Krepper, Felix Kramer, Olaf Højgaard, Laura Bilgrau Eskild-Jensen, Anna Filippa Hjarne, Hans Christian Lundgren, Arved Friese, Søren Malling, Jirí Konvalinka, Morten Burian, Zdenek Brüna
- Directors:
- Nikolaj Arcel
- Producers:
- Louise Vesth
- Voiced By:
- Maddi Albregts, Zachary Allen-Thierry, Gerard Caster, Grant Corvin, Bradley Gareth, Brandon Hunt, Kelsey Jaffer, Macy Anne Johnson, Drake Kobler, Anthony Rodriguez, Alex Ross, Mel Valentine, Stephen Weese, Corey Wilder
- Writers:
- Nikolaj Arcel, Anders Thomas Jensen, Ida Jessen
- Aka:
- Bastarden / The Bastard
- Studio:
- Icon
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- Denmark
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 06/05/2024
- Run Time:
- 122 minutes
- Languages:
- Danish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.38:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Q&A with Director Nikolaj Arcel (28 Mins)
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Reviews (4) of The Promised Land
Very Watchable and Fascinating Danish film Set in 1755 - The Promised Land review by PV
This is not as good as ROYAL AFFAIR by the same director, also with the superb Mads Mikkelsen who makes any film (The Hunt) or TV series (Hannibal) watchable!
This is from a novel and I suppose it shows. Many authors now are keen (overly so perhaps) to include ethnic characters and show women being strong & independent, and this ticks those boxes. The Roma girl is great however and reveals the superstitions of country people all over Europe then.
It also has the biggest pantomime villain I have seen on screen since Alan Rickman in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. I mean really he could play the baddie in panto all Christmas long on the basis of his behaviour here! JUST this side of a cartoon character, but it's close!
It is fascinating as a story, set in 1755, based on truth apparently. The heath does not look like the heath I grew up near which was all gorse and broom and hawthorn trees, sometimes birch. The soil was sandy from an ancient shallow tropical sea, hence no farming interest. This is more heather moorland as in Scotland.
It is somewhat slow as a film, but intelligent.
4 stars
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
The Promised Land - The Promised Land review by JR
A slow start but somehow it held interest. A compelling story, well told. Exploration of unchecked sadism and inhumanity, prejudice, ambition, shady politics and hard work. Some gentle humour and moral questions too. All set in a harshly beautiful landscape.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Dire anti-movie - The Promised Land review by Alphaville
Pedestrian film-making with a static camera robs the film of any interest. What remains is a series of talkie tableaux with lots of close-ups of Mads Mikkelsen being his usual inexpressive self. One for the undiscerning arthouse crowd only.
0 out of 1 members found this review helpful.