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The Promised Land (Danish: Bastarden, IPA: [pæˈstɑˀtn̩, pæˈstɑˀn], lit. ' The bastard ') is a 2023 epic historical drama film directed by Nikolaj Arcel and written by Arcel and Anders Thomas Jensen. [5]
The Promised Land: Directed by Nikolaj Arcel. With Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Melina Hagberg. The story of Danish soldier and explorer Ludvig Kahlen, who explored and cultivated Denmark's wild Jutland, which now comprises the vast majority of the country, in the mid-18th century.
In 18th century Denmark, 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. He seeks to start farming crops, build a colony in the name of the King, and gain a noble title for himself.
Feb 24, 2024 · While Ludvig von Kahle was a real person, the film fictionalizes his story and adds characters based on Ida Jessen’s ‘The Captain and Ann Barbara.’ Read More: The Promised Land: Exploring All Filming Locations
Feb 9, 2024 · Mikkelsen, left, appears as Ludvig Kahlen in a scene with Simon Bennebjerg as the crazed nobleman Frederik De Schinkel in The Promised Land. (Henrik Ohsten/Magnolia Pictures)
Jan 31, 2024 · 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 inhospitable Jutland Heath in ...
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Feb 2, 2024 · The Promised Land is a Danish biographical drama from director Nikolaj Arcel based on a book written by Ida Jenssen. The film follows the story of Ludvig Kahlen, a former captain in the Germany Army who lives in poverty despite his service, and seeks a future of honor and wealth.