Reżyseria:
Nikolaj ArcelZdjęcia:
Rasmus VidebækMuzyka:
Dan RomerObsada:
Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Melina Hagberg, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Morten Hee Andersen, Thomas W. Gabrielsson (więcej)VOD (2)
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Jest 1755 rok. Ludvig Kahlen (Mads Mikkelsen), pochodzący z nieprawego łoża były żołnierz, wyrusza na podbój jałowych i surowych wrzosowisk, mając przed sobą jeden cel – założyć na nich kolonię w imieniu króla, w zamian za obiecany przez duńskiego władcę tytuł szlachecki. Na drodze staje mu bezwzględny i pełen pogardy szlachcic Frederik de Schinkel, który nie zamierza oddać ziemi, uważając ją za swoją. Kiedy Kahlen zatrudnia do pomocy zbiegłą z dworu de Schinkela dwójkę służących, Ann Barbarę (Amanda Collin) i jej męża, gotowy do aktów największego okrucieństwa szlachcic poprzysięga zemstę. (Best Film)
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A likable film with a likably unlikable protagonist driven by wounded ambition. The Promised Land blends a serious historical epic with some penny-dreadful twists that ultimately prevent the film from forcefully crowning Kahlen’s fate as an entirely tragic and self-destructive character. The Promised Land comes across as a film in search of itself on the heath. Fortunately, Arcel elevated his directing above that in the slightly TV-like A Royal Affair, Rasmus Videbæk beautifully captures the chiaroscuro and Mads Mikkelsen plays his unapproachable father character with his usual precision. The film wants to throw a powerful jab with its ending, but it winds up choosing a safer route that doesn’t offend, but it doesn’t satisfy either.
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Like a spaghetti western from Denmark's bleak moors meets a romance novel while waiting for Godot (here in the form of a sprouting potato plant). A bad guy that is as charismatic and sleazy as life truths facing the main "I can't see the forest for the trees" good guy, who isn't such a guy after all. It's a straightforward, genre film, a bit long-winded around the middle, especially in the first half, nicely uncompromising, well acted and... And that's it. Which is far from little.
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An excellent historical drama that grabs you by the balls. Mads Mikkelsen should ditch Hollywood, because there it's one misstep after another for him, but once he's in his native Denmark, it's usually a decent blast, and Bastard excels right out of the gate. The story focuses on Ludvig Kahlen, a man who has worked his way up from gardener to captain, and his dream is to build a colony in the inhospitable surroundings of the moors, with the coveted title of nobility as a reward when he achieves his goal. But he soon makes enemies. Nearby lives Frederik de Schinkel, a ruthless, arrogant lord who believes that this land belongs to him and not to the king, and gives Ludvig a hard time on more than one occasion. The first half is a bit of a getting-to-know-you kind of movie, but thanks to an attractive premise and great actors, the film holds your attention very well. Once the film switches to the second half, some very interesting things start to happen. The atmosphere, cruelty and barbarism of the time is captured very believably. Mikkelsen has to make a lot of tough decisions and overcome a lot of difficult obstacles to achieve his goal. There's one scene reminiscent of Sophie's Choice that decently manages to mine the emotions out of the viewer, and then there's one surprise after another, and a delightful little stealth action sequence. The film is so good that it gets by without battles and that's saying something, especially for for me. 85%
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The Danish Braveheart, or everything that we could have hoped for from a historical drama starring Mads Mikkelsen. A principled protagonist with good intentions, whom we identify with and understand, even with his faulty decision-making; the two women who love him (one platonically); an adopted vagabond girl who brings family values into the story; a villain whom we would gladly disembowel even at the risk of losing our own freedom. Most of the film’s runtime is filled with safe, predictable clichés, but the inner motivations and fortunes of all of the characters ultimately and meaningfully intersect in the cathartic and emotional climax with a nice intellectual reach. The Promised Land is a powerful film that’s worthy of the big screen. [San Sebastian IFF]
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So much pain and despair over a few potatoes, only for the main character to finally understand what’s most valuable in life. The chess pieces in the genre almost never make an unexpected move, and that makes the game all the more calming. The black bishop, with his depraved mannerisms reminiscent of Roth's character in Rob Roy, versus the tenacious white king, whose heart softens at the expense of something hardening. Will salvation be found on the home moor? Will love sprout before the potatoes? How much spilled blood will end all the adversity? Did you see Mikkelsen’s fleeting gesture as he blessed the lifting of the stick from the ground? This can’t end worse than a draw... Fire kartofler!
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