The Promised Land
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?
- Year: 2023
- Country: Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden
- Genre: History, Drama
- Studio: Zentropa International Berlin, Zentropa International Sweden, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Zentropa Entertainments, Film i Väst, Plaion Pictures, SVT, Det Danske Filminstitut, Den Vestdanske Filmpulje, Eurimages, Czech Film Fund, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF), Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), TV 2
- Keyword: based on novel or book, murder, priest, colonisation, soldier, king, 18th century, farming, danish, danish history, ex military, historical drama, landowner, 1750s, history, violence
- Director: Nikolaj Arcel
- Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Jacob Ulrik Lohmann