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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.
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Mads Mikkelsen’s meaningful looks mean business in a soil-tilling drama dug from Danish history. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 20, 2024. Steve Newall Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) This tale of ...
Sep 1, 2023 · ‘The Promised Land’ Review: Mads Mikkelsen Smolders Magnificently in Nikolaj Arcel’s Gripping Historical Epic. The Danish director and star of the Oscar-nominated 'A Royal Affair'...
Dec 5, 2023 · The Promised Land makes for a gripping man-versus-wilderness survival story with unmistakable political undertones, but it’s also nimble enough to allow romance to blossom under its...
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Jun 19, 2024 · The director of A Royal Affair helms a stoic western, one that sees Mads Mikkelsen try to tame the inhospitable 18th century Danish moorlands. The Promised Land may share a star, country, and (roughly) a time period, but is a very different beast, says Steve Newall.
Jun 21, 2024 · A Danish David and Goliath story starring Mads Mikkelsen, The Promised Land proves fertile in the momentum of its historical yarn. Luke Buckmaster reckons growing potatoes has never been so “forcefully entertaining”.
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Feb 15, 2024 · But there is no doubt whatsoever that The Promised Land is absolutely a Western — even if it is in Danish and set in the 18th century. Nikolaj Arcel’s film fits the time-honoured genre codes...
