The Promised Land Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Jan. 13, 2024

The Promised Land

Release Date: Friday, February 2, 2024 Limited

Director: Nikolaj Arcel

Starring: Mads Mikkelsen • Amanda Collin • Simon Bennebjerg • Kristine Kujath Thorp • Gustav Lindh

R Biography 2 hrs, 7 m Danish

74% WILL SEE 26% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: 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. This beautiful but forbidding area also happens to be under the rule of the merciless Frederik De Schinkel, a preening nobleman who realizes the threat Kahlen represents to his power. Struggling against the elements and local brigands, Kahlen is joined by a couple who have fled the clutches of the rapacious De Schinkel. As this group of misfits begins to build a small community in this inhospitable place, De Schinkel swears vengeance, and the confrontation between him and Kahlen promises to be as violent and intense as these two men.

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Who stars in The Promised Land – Cast List

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Mads Mikkelsen
Dust Bunny, Doctor Strange
A
Amanda Collin
The Woman in Cabin 10, The Quiet Ones
S
Simon Bennebjerg
The Pact
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Kristine Kujath Thorp
Sick of Myself, The End Of It
G
Gustav Lindh
Riders Of Justice

Who is making The Promised Land – Crew List

A look at The Promised Land behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Nikolaj Arcel last helmed The Dark Tower and The Island of Lost Souls.

Director: Nikolaj Arcel
Screenwriters: —

Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the The Promised Land

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Aug 2023

Completed

Changed The Promised Land movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for bloody violence, language, some sexuality and brief nudity
Runtime: 2 hrs, 7 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: Danish

The Promised Land Trailers and Clips

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The Promised Land Release Date: When was the film released?

The Promised Land was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, February 2 , 2024. There were 12 12 other movies released on the same date, including Argylle, Scrambled and Orion and the Dark. As a limited release, The Promised Land was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

The estimated home release date for The Promised Land is currently being determined. Stay tuned!