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The Promised Land

The story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make the heath bring him wealth and honor.

Director

Nikolaj Arcel

Year

Genre

action, biography, drama

Box Office

$257,749

Production

N/A

Awards

21 wins & 15 nominations

Ludvig Kahlen

Ann Barbara

Frederik De Schinkel

Simon Bennebjerg

Anmai Mus

Edel Helene

Kristine Kujath Thorp

Anton Eklund

Johannes Eriksen

Morten Hee Andersen

Bondo

Thomas W. Gabrielsson

Trappaud

Hector

Balzer

Preisler

Anmai Mus (15)

Laura Bilgrau Eskild-Jensen

Anne

Anna Filippa Hjarne

Kaspar

Hans Christian Lundgren

Colonist Claus

Paulli

Rømer

Jirí Konvalinka

Lauenfeldt

Prisoner 1

Prisoner 2

Zdenek Dvoracek

Prisoner 3

Martin Navrátil

Prisoner 4

Adam Pengsawang

Prisoner 5

Colonist Klein

Servant

Karel Hermánek

Uldrich

Lise

Estate Owner

Workman

Michael Brostrup

Coachman

Joen Højerslev

Kristel (Young Woman with Child)

Tater #1

Tater #2

Militærmand

Schinkel's Guard

Kristián Cerník

Kirstin

Lise Risom Olsen

Antonius' Girlfriend

Nikol Kouklová

Colonist

Ann Barbara

Uldrich

Zachary Allen-Thierry

Frederik De Schinkel

Balzer

Lauenfeldt

Johannes Eriksen

Edel Helene

Anne

Macy Anne Johnson

Trappaud

Additional Voices

Anthony Rodriguez

Hector

Lise

King of Denmark

Anton Eklund

Gypsy working for captain Kahlen at kings house

Rasmus Bøgsted Nielsen

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Johannes. please
to look after my horse in the barn. - The Promised Land

Johannes. please to look after my horse in the barn.

Major Preisler. I'm here on behalf of
by Frederik de Schinkel of Hald. - The Promised Land

Major Preisler. I'm here on behalf of by Frederik de Sc...

Owner of 130 farms
and the county judge of the region. - The Promised Land

Owner of 130 farms and the county judge of the region.

Sir. de Schinkel has asked me to invite
you for dinner at the estate tonight. - The Promised Land

Sir. de Schinkel has asked me to invite you for dinner at th...

- I hope you have some other clothes.
- I have my uniform. - The Promised Land

- I hope you have some other clothes. - I have my uniform.

One of Mr. de Schinkel's tenant farmers
ran away recently. - The Promised Land

One of Mr. de Schinkel's tenant farmers ran away recent...

Rumor has it,
he is still here in the area. - The Promised Land

Rumor has it, he is still here in the area.

Johannes Eriksen and his wife.
Does that tell you anything? - The Promised Land

Johannes Eriksen and his wife. Does that tell you anything?

Schinkel.
Is he the one they ran away from? - The Promised Land

Schinkel. Is he the one they ran away from?

The most important man here in the area? The
man i should stay friends with? - The Promised Land

The most important man here in the area? The man i should st...

My uncle loved dogs. He got
written into his will, - - The Promised Land

My uncle loved dogs. He got written into his will, -

I think he was happier
for his dogs than his own children. - The Promised Land

I think he was happier for his dogs than his own children.

Edel Helene Leising,
Frederik's cousin. - The Promised Land

Edel Helene Leising, Frederik's cousin.

Are you related to
the Norwegian Count Leising? - The Promised Land

Are you related to the Norwegian Count Leising?

That is my dad. They might know
much to the Norwegian nobility? - The Promised Land

That is my dad. They might know much to the Norwegian nobili...

No... Only what everyone knows.
That your father is a close friend of the king. - The Promised Land

No... Only what everyone knows. That your father is a close ...

Ludvig Kahlen.
Welcome to Hald Gods. - The Promised Land

Ludvig Kahlen. Welcome to Hald Gods.

- National judge Schinkel...
- De Schinkel. - The Promised Land

- National judge Schinkel... - De Schinkel.

My father's name was Schinkel, but I
have changed it to de Schinkel. - The Promised Land

My father's name was Schinkel, but I have changed it to...

From gardener to decorated captain
is quite an achievement. - The Promised Land

From gardener to decorated captain is quite an achievement.

25 years. Do you know how long
does it take a noble to become a captain? - The Promised Land

25 years. Do you know how long does it take a noble to becom...

You must have hated those powder puffs,
who advanced before you, - - The Promised Land

You must have hated those powder puffs, who advanced before ...

- Those are the rules.
- Said by a real soldier. - The Promised Land

- Those are the rules. - Said by a real soldier.

So... you want to try farming the heath? - The Promised Land

So... you want to try farming the heath?

I want to build
the king's first colony out there. - The Promised Land

I want to build the king's first colony out there.

The heath is God's nature in all its splendor.
Why castrate a wild animal? - The Promised Land

The heath is God's nature in all its splendor. Why cast...

Didn't God just put man
on earth to create civilization? - The Promised Land

Didn't God just put man on earth to create civilization...

So we're not civilized out here? - The Promised Land

So we're not civilized out here?

God has nothing to do with civilization
to do. God is chaos. Life is chaos. - The Promised Land

God has nothing to do with civilization to do. God is chaos....

You fought in the Silesian Wars.
Was it civilized? - The Promised Land

You fought in the Silesian Wars. Was it civilized?

But the winner is the one who can
figure out how to control chaos. - The Promised Land

But the winner is the one who can figure out how to control ...

What do you think of my fiancé?
Isn't she beautiful to look at? - The Promised Land

What do you think of my fiancé? Isn't she beautiful to ...

Are we engaged? I can not remember,
I have said yes, Frederik. - The Promised Land

Are we engaged? I can not remember, I have said yes, Frederi...

Her father begged me to
to take her. Not that I'm complaining. - The Promised Land

Her father begged me to to take her. Not that I'm compl...

Her family wants my fortune,
but I drew the longest straw. - The Promised Land

Her family wants my fortune, but I drew the longest straw.

Getting into the noble circles
is invaluable. That's what my father said. - The Promised Land

Getting into the noble circles is invaluable. That's wh...

- Your father was right.
- He created this from nothing. - The Promised Land

- Your father was right. - He created this from nothing.

Now he just lies
and rots in the ground. - The Promised Land

Now he just lies and rots in the ground.

Cunt, dick, shit, blood, chaos. - The Promised Land

Cunt, dick, shit, blood, chaos.

It is only when we recognize that
that we can enjoy our insignificant lives. - The Promised Land

It is only when we recognize that that we can enjoy our insi...

Everything you've said since we set
us to the table, it has been ridiculous. - The Promised Land

Everything you've said since we set us to the table, it...

Pardon. My cousin needs
a lesson in civilized behavior. - The Promised Land

Pardon. My cousin needs a lesson in civilized behavior.

You are here because you have built
on my land without permission. - The Promised Land

You are here because you have built on my land without permi...

- Your land?
- Yes, de Schinkel's Jordan. - The Promised Land

- Your land? - Yes, de Schinkel's Jordan.

The heath belongs to the king.
All uncultivated land belongs to the king. - The Promised Land

The heath belongs to the king. All uncultivated land belongs...

Are you a little bit deaf?
This is my land. - The Promised Land

Are you a little bit deaf? This is my land.

- Do you have a land registry card?
- I can't bear to find it. - The Promised Land

- Do you have a land registry card? - I can't bear to f...

- Then we have to get a surveyor up here...
- Or we can ask the county judge. - The Promised Land

- Then we have to get a surveyor up here... - Or we can ask ...

We have nothing more to talk about.
Miss Edel... - The Promised Land

We have nothing more to talk about. Miss Edel...

Your mother was a kitchen maid
Count Raven's estate, wasn't she? - The Promised Land

Your mother was a kitchen maid Count Raven's estate, wa...

A God-given scapegoat who took
for himself of all resorting to a lap, - - The Promised Land

A God-given scapegoat who took for himself of all resorting ...

My father did
with his bastards. - The Promised Land

My father did with his bastards.

My little half-brothers with longing
eyes and soil under the nails. - The Promised Land

My little half-brothers with longing eyes and soil under the...

And now the bastard wants to be
a big man out on the heath. - The Promised Land

And now the bastard wants to be a big man out on the heath.

What do you get if you succeed?
And gods? - The Promised Land

What do you get if you succeed? And gods?

En fin title? "From" Bald ones? - The Promised Land

En fin title? "From" Bald ones?

He will help you with men,
provisions and materials. - The Promised Land

He will help you with men, provisions and materials.

In return, you pay
50% of your future income. - The Promised Land

In return, you pay 50% of your future income.

Should colonists come, stay
the tenant farmers of Mr. de Schinkel. - The Promised Land

Should colonists come, stay the tenant farmers of Mr. de Sch...

I would strongly advise you
to accept the offer. - The Promised Land

I would strongly advise you to accept the offer.

It is the king's land I work for the king - The Promised Land

It is the king's land I work for the king

There are not many who dare to say
Frederik opposed in that way. - The Promised Land

There are not many who dare to say Frederik opposed in that ...

- See you again, Captain?
- I don't see how. - The Promised Land

- See you again, Captain? - I don't see how.

There is a harvest festival in a month.
All the powder puffs are coming. - The Promised Land

There is a harvest festival in a month. All the powder puffs...

- First Sunday in September.
- I don't think I'm invited. - The Promised Land

- First Sunday in September. - I don't think I'm i...

You can come as my guest.
I can invite whoever I want. - The Promised Land

You can come as my guest. I can invite whoever I want.

Here. So you don't forget me
in the meantime. - The Promised Land

Here. So you don't forget me in the meantime.

Why is no one working?
Where are the men? - The Promised Land

Why is no one working? Where are the men?

Major Preisler knocked on my door
and told me to get out of here immediately - - The Promised Land

Major Preisler knocked on my door and told me to get out of ...

And you did that without hesitation? - The Promised Land

And you did that without hesitation?

I have been riding all night. Will you
stop shooting the messenger? - The Promised Land

I have been riding all night. Will you stop shooting the mes...

You couldn't know
that it was his land. - The Promised Land

You couldn't know that it was his land.

We are not finding any new workers.
No one dares to go up against Schinkel. - The Promised Land

We are not finding any new workers. No one dares to go up ag...

Has everyone gone mad? I have
the king's stamp on, I must be here. - The Promised Land

Has everyone gone mad? I have the king's stamp on, I mu...

- I have the law on my side.
- It does not matter. - The Promised Land

- I have the law on my side. - It does not matter.

Does Frederik Schinkel want something,
he keeps going until he gets it. - The Promised Land

Does Frederik Schinkel want something, he keeps going until ...

He's all alone out there now. He has
didn't even get the heather burned off. - The Promised Land

He's all alone out there now. He has didn't even g...

He can have a maximum of 100 Riksdalers
remaining of his captain's pension. - The Promised Land

He can have a maximum of 100 Riksdalers remaining of his cap...

- 100 Riksdalers? That is nothing.
- No. He never gets that land ready. - The Promised Land

- 100 Riksdalers? That is nothing. - No. He never gets that ...

And when winter comes,
then he signs. - The Promised Land

And when winter comes, then he signs.

"Dear captain. Have fun with that
build a colony on the heath without men. - The Promised Land

"Dear captain. Have fun with that build a colony on the...

Here's a little gift,
that can create a little joy in everyday life. - The Promised Land

Here's a little gift, that can create a little joy in e...

It can be decorated outside by the hens. - The Promised Land

It can be decorated outside by the hens.

I know where we can get men. - The Promised Land

I know where we can get men.

- What's your name, thief?
- Anmai Mus, for found. - The Promised Land

- What's your name, thief? - Anmai Mus, for found.

- No you are not.
- So I'm 35. - The Promised Land

- No you are not. - So I'm 35.

Where are the taters you travel
around with? Where have they camped? - The Promised Land

Where are the taters you travel around with? Where have they...

Tomorrow morning you show me
Where they are. Are you following? - The Promised Land

Tomorrow morning you show me Where they are. Are you followi...

- They kill me.
- That's not my problem. - The Promised Land

- They kill me. - That's not my problem.

Poor little Anmai Mouse.
She only had a short and hard life. - The Promised Land

Poor little Anmai Mouse. She only had a short and hard life.

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The story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make the heath bring him wealth and honor.

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Director: Nikolaj Arcel

Writer: Nikolaj Arcel, Anders Thomas Jensen, Ida Jessen

Production: N/A

Genre: action, biography, drama

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.7

BoxOffice: $257,749

Released: 05 Oct 2023

Awards: 21 wins & 15 nominations

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