The Promised Land
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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...?
Storyline
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...?
Released
2023
Runtime
2h 7min
Director
Budget
$8,500,000
Revenue
$2,119,043
Status
Released
Language
Danish
Production
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, DFFF, Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), TV 2, MEDIA Programme of the European Union
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