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05/10/2023 Action, Drama, History 2h 7m
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A captain’s ambition, a ruthless rival, and a land that defies them both.

Overview

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...?

  1. Nikolaj Arcel

    Director, Writer

  2. Anders Thomas Jensen

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Mads Mikkelsen

    Ludvig Kahlen

  2. Amanda Collin

    Ann Barbara

  3. Simon Bennebjerg

    Frederik de Schinkel

  4. Kristine Kujath Thorp

    Edel Helene

  5. Gustav Lindh

    Anton Eklund

  6. Jacob Lohmann

    Trappaud

  7. Morten Hee Andersen

    Johannes Eriksen

  8. Magnus Krepper

    Hector

  9. Søren Malling

    Paulli

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-03-07
Mads Mikkelsen is in his element here as the determined pioneer Ludvig Kahlen. He has been a soldier in the Danish army and has now set his heart on cultivating some salty heathland on a barren Jutland. Fortunately for him, King Frederik V is keen to see this land settled and become more productive, so he is encouraged to go and farm there. His arrival ruffles the feathers of local grandee Frederik De Schinkel (Simon Bennebjerg) who considers the land to be his, and who makes it clear that he will make life awkward for his new neighbour. Relations are not helped when he takes in a pair of runa...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Danish

Budget
$8,500,000.00

Revenue
$2,246,680.00

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