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Plot. In 1755, Captain Ludvig Kahlen, an impoverished Danish officer of humble birth, retires after 25 years of service in the German Army with a measly pension. He obtains permission from the Royal Danish Court to build a property on the barren Jutland moorland for land cultivation.
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.
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- Action, Biography, Drama
- Nikolaj Arcel
- 2023-10-05
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.
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.
- (129)
- Nikolaj Arcel
- R
- Mads Mikkelsen
Feb 15, 2024 · Director Nikolaj Arcel’s latest outing retraces the life of a low-born soldier played by Mads Mikkelsen.
- Jonathan Romney
Info. “Notwithstanding the occasional periwig, it resembles those epic oaters once directed by the likes of John Ford or Anthony Mann, with bursts of violence that are closer to Sam Peckinpah.”. ★★★★★ Johnathan Romney, Financial Times.
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THE PROMISED LAND. Mads Mikkelsen brings his seemingly effortless charisma and intensity to bear in this engrossing historical drama which reunites him with director Nikolaj Arcel, with whom he worked on 2012’s A Royal Affair. Mikkelsen portrays the real life figure of Captain Ludvig.
