The story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make the heath bring him wealth and honor.The story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make the heath bring him wealth and honor.The story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make the heath bring him wealth and honor.
- Awards
- 21 wins & 15 nominations
Melina Hagberg
- Anmai Mus
- (as Hagberg Melina)
Laura Bilgrau Eskild-Jensen
- Anmai Mus (15)
- (as Laura Bilgrau)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOfficial submission of Denmark for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 96th Academy Awards in 2024.
- Quotes
Ludvig von Kahlen: It is much more afraid of you than you are for it.
Featured review
Great story, characters and acting
This is a historical drama set in Denmark in the 1700's.
A recently discharged Captain has a dream to create a farm on the inhabitable moorland of what is now Jutland.
He knows the King of Denmark is keen to expand into the area and he requests permission to build a house and to farm the land.
He gets it because the belief is it's impossible to farm the moorlands and it's no loss for the crown to gamble on him.
The movie takes us on a journey of a decent , honest man who rose from the ranks to achieve a commission in the army which at the time was very rare.
This venture pits his honour and morals against riches and coercion from established landowners who all plot his downfall.
The acting is excellent and the characters are all interesting with back stories.
The challenges and decisions he has to make are sometimes unbearable to watch but the screenplay is so well written and executed that it is a joy to watch.
All will feel emotions when watching this movie.
The cinematography is first class.
This movie has been submitted for the 2024 Oscar's as best international film , it is a strong contender.
Highly recommended.
A recently discharged Captain has a dream to create a farm on the inhabitable moorland of what is now Jutland.
He knows the King of Denmark is keen to expand into the area and he requests permission to build a house and to farm the land.
He gets it because the belief is it's impossible to farm the moorlands and it's no loss for the crown to gamble on him.
The movie takes us on a journey of a decent , honest man who rose from the ranks to achieve a commission in the army which at the time was very rare.
This venture pits his honour and morals against riches and coercion from established landowners who all plot his downfall.
The acting is excellent and the characters are all interesting with back stories.
The challenges and decisions he has to make are sometimes unbearable to watch but the screenplay is so well written and executed that it is a joy to watch.
All will feel emotions when watching this movie.
The cinematography is first class.
This movie has been submitted for the 2024 Oscar's as best international film , it is a strong contender.
Highly recommended.
helpful•144
- cotta002-318-865119
- Jan 2, 2024
- How long is The Promised Land?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- The Bastard
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $8,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $257,749
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $121,505
- Feb 4, 2024
- Gross worldwide
- $1,511,719
- Runtime2 hours 7 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 4K DCP
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content