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The Promised Land ()

Bastarden (original title)
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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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Cast

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Ludvig Kahlen
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Ann Barbara
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Frederik De Schinkel
Melina Hagberg ...
Anmai Mus (as Hagberg Melina)
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Edel Helene
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Anton Eklund
Morten Hee Andersen ...
Johannes Eriksen
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Bondo
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Trappaud
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Hector
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Balzer
Olaf Højgaard ...
Preisler
Laura Bilgrau Eskild-Jensen ...
Anmai Mus (15) (as Laura Bilgrau)
Anna Filippa Hjarne ...
Anne
Hans Christian Lundgren ...
Kaspar
Arved Friese ...
Colonist Claus
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Paulli
Jirí Konvalinka ...
Rømer
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Lauenfeldt
Zdenek Brüna ...
Prisoner 1
Zdenek Dvoracek ...
Prisoner 2
Martin Navrátil ...
Prisoner 3
Adam Pengsawang ...
Prisoner 4
Tomás Tobola ...
Prisoner 5
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Colonist Klein
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Servant
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Uldrich
Nanna Koppel ...
Lise
Finn Nielsen ...
Estate Owner
Michael Brostrup ...
Workman
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Coachman
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Kristel (Young Woman with Child) (as Patricia Slaufova)
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Tater #1
Josef Berousek ...
Tater #2
Ivo Hanel ...
Militærmand
Kristián Cerník ...
Schinkel's Guard
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Kirstin
Nikol Kouklová ...
Antonius' Girlfriend
Morten Buus ...
Colonist
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Ann Barbara (voice)
Zachary Allen-Thierry ...
Uldrich (voice)
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Frederik De Schinkel (voice)
Grant Corvin ...
Balzer (voice)
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Lauenfeldt / Additional Voices (voice)
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Johannes Eriksen (voice)
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Edel Helene (voice)
Macy Anne Johnson ...
Anne (voice)
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Trappaud (voice)
Anthony Rodriguez ...
Additional Voices (voice)
Alex Ross ...
Hector (voice)
Mel Valentine ...
Lise (voice)
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Anton Eklund (voice)
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Gypsy working for captain Kahlen at kings house (uncredited)

Directed by

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Nikolaj Arcel

Written by

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Nikolaj Arcel ... ()
 
Anders Thomas Jensen ... ()
 
Ida Jessen ... (book)

Produced by

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Jessica Balac ... line producer: Sweden
Fabian Gasmia ... co-producer germany
Marianne Jul Hansen ... line producer: development
Ida Harder ... associate producer
Lizette Jonjic ... co-producer sweden
Kristina Kornum ... line producer development
Katja Lebedjewa ... co-producer
Tine Mikkelsen ... co-producer
Pavel Muller ... line producer: CZ
Mouns Overgaard ... line producer
Klaus Spinnler ... line producer: Germany
Louise Vesth ... producer

Music by

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Dan Romer ... composer

Cinematography by

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Rasmus Videbæk

Editing by

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Olivier Bugge Coutté

Editorial Department

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Lárus Ren Gudbjörnsson ... avid supervisor
Hannibal Lang ... colorist
Simon Lytting ... post-production technical supervisor
Yamit Rosenbach ... post-production assistant
Lukas Westtoft ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Tanja Grunwald

Production Design by

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Jette Lehmann

Art Direction by

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Jesper Clausen
Seth Turner
Frantisek Weber

Costume Design by

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Kicki Ilander

Makeup Department

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Kathi Buhlan ... hair stylist: Germany / makeup artist: Germany
Claudia Börsch ... hair stylist: Germany / makeup artist: Germany
Manuela Halligan ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Malene Klitte Handberg ... assistant makeup artist
Vibeke Henningsen ... assistant makeup artist
Charlotte Hertz ... hair stylist: Denmark / makeup artist: Denmark
Tereza Hrdlicková ... special makeup effects artist: Czech Republic
Per Kapper ... special makeup effects artist: Denmark
Sofia Korreborg ... assistant makeup artist
Kitty Kratschke ... hair stylist: Germany / makeup artist: Germany
Charlotte Laustsen ... hair stylist: Denmark / makeup artist: Denmark
Ivana Nemcova ... hair supervisor: Czech Republic / makeup supervisor: Czech Republic
Ruzena Novotna ... hair stylist: Czech Republic / makeup artist: Czech Republic
Radek Petr ... makeup artist: extras, Czech Republic
Matylda Petrova ... hair stylist: Czech Republic / makeup artist: Czech Republic
Kristin Rasch ... hair stylist: Germany / makeup artist: Germany
Sylke Schneider ... hair stylist: Germany / makeup artist: Germany
Sabine Schumann ... hair designer / makeup designer
Rebekka Schwark ... hair stylist: Germany / makeup artist: Germany
David Sesták ... special makeup effects artist: Czech Republic
Nikola Skucková ... hair supervisor: Czech Republic / makeup supervisor: Czech Republic
Pauline Späte ... hair stylist: Germany / makeup artist: Germany
Sofie Overgaard Stenholt ... assistant makeup artist
Marketa Tureckova ... makeup artist: extras, Czech Republic
Kirsten Zäschke ... special makeup effects artist: Germany

Production Management

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Lina Bach ... production manager: Denmark
Charlotte Buch ... post-production supervisor
Tine Clasen ... post-production manager
Katharina Gapski ... unit manager: Germany
Antonia Kohler ... base manager: Germany
Kathrin Krückeberg ... production manager: Germany
Martina Pálková ... production manager: Czech Republic

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Adam Hashemi ... 2nd unit director
Filip Holec ... 2nd unit AD: Czech
Jan Mensík ... first assistant director
Samuel Mrázik ... 2nd unit ad pa: CZ
Anthony Rodriguez ... second unit director: Voice Director
Ondrej Rosicky ... ad assistant: Czechia
Kristýna Rousková ... third assistant director
Leoni Rützel ... AD Assistant: Germany / ad pa: GE
Jakub Strangmuller ... second assistant director
Brian Westfall ... additional second assistant director / second second assistant director
Andrea Östlund ... assistant director

Art Department

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Michal Abraham ... storeman: CZ
Rasmus Balslev-Olesen ... props
Christine Bechameil ... painter
Farid Beyzai ... props: CZ
Zuzana Bosková ... assistant production design: CZ
Sägewerk Frank Thomas Brockelt ... builder: GE
Andreas Bräunsdorf ... builder: GE
Jacob Wirth Carlsen ... property master
Lucie Charles ... Art Department Coordinator
Thomas Frisch ... construction coordinator
Jörg Geipel ... builder: GE
Thomas Gelzinnes ... builder: GE
René Habekus ... builder: GE
Kai Hartung ... builder: GE
Sven Haupt ... builder: GE
Thomas Heller ... builder: GE
Tereza Honsova ... painter: CZ
Anders Huulgaard ... graphic designer
Silja Cohn Jeppesen ... props
Henning Jördens ... art director: GE
Jan Kodera ... property master: CZ
Antonín Konopásek ... props intern: CZ
Joanna Kotowicz ... props assistant: GE
Titus Kunze ... props: GE
Daniel Lange ... builder: GE
Patrick Lange ... builder: GE
Filip Langenberger ... props buyer / props buyer: CZ
Maria Linkiewicz ... props assistant: GE
Janna Lundius ... graphic artist
Ulla Malmos ... props
Petr Marousek ... leadman / leadman: CZ
Cornelius Meckseper ... property master: GE
Christian Münnich ... builder: GE
Magnus Nyholm ... props
Martin Otepka ... assistant art director / set design: CZ
Kasia Pol ... standby art director: CZ
Jörg Polten ... builder: GE
Petr Porta ... props: CZ
Petr Prusa ... props buyer: CZ
Frantisek Reznik ... props: CZ
Axel Ritter ... builder: GE
Holger Schubert ... builder: GE
Bernd Schulz ... builder: GE
Philipp Schönfelder ... props assistant: GE
Václav Semelík ... props: CZ
Kai Tore Steinsli ... props assistant
Ondrej Svarc ... props: CZ
Seth Turner ... art director supervisor: GE
Frantisek Weber ... art diretor supervisor: CZ
Lydia Wellbrock ... props: GE
Oliver Wenzel ... builder: GE
Rasmus With ... props
Martin Zerdik ... props: CZ

Sound Department

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Adrian Baumeister ... dialogue editor
Matthias Breitenbach ... stage manager
Pavel Brejcha ... second unit sound
Tom Deane ... dialogue editor / sound designer
Torsten Giewat ... inhouse producer: the post republic
Jean-Marie Gilles ... foley mixer
Kai Hesselbarth ... boom operator
Petra Kader-Göbel ... inhouse producer: the post republic
Hans Christian Kock ... supervising sound designer and re-recording mixer
Johannes Krause ... foley editor
Thomas Köhler ... foley editor (as Thomas Køhler)
Martin Langenbach ... foley artist
Tobias Lukassen ... adr sound / sound
Claus Lynge ... supervising sound designer and re-recording mixer
Sebastian Löffler ... boom operator
Marc Meusinger ... sound mixer / sound
Maxim Romasevich ... sound mixer
Yvonne Seitenglanz ... inhouse producer: metrix media
Henry Uhl ... dialogue editor

Special Effects by

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Radovan Basnák ... stand-by special effects: Czech Republic
Karl-Heinz Bochnig ... special effects supervisor: Germany
Louis Bremsen ... special effects technician
Milos Cibulec ... special effects technician: Czech Republic
Katja Glæsner ... special effects technician: Chosen Days
Hummer Højmark ... special effects coordinator
David Opatz ... special effects production assistant: Germany
Martin Penicka ... special effects technician: Czech Republic
Karel Pomahac ... special effects supervisor: Czech Republic
Petr Pomahac ... senior special effects technician: Czech Republic
Jan Rejnus ... special effects supervisor: Czech Republic
Michal Turner ... senior special effects technician: Czech Republic
Martin Táfl ... stand-by special effects: Czech Republic
William Veven ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Steffen Benger ... visual effects editor
Lea Benjovitz ... visual effects coordinator
Warwick Campbell ... compositor
Jacob Carlsson ... compositor / on-set visual effects supervisor
Carsten Dahl ... vfx ceo
Linnea Duvström ... compositor
Ruben Ejdestig ... compositor
Zafer Fanari ... compositor
Martin Fält ... 3d artist
Mathias N.D. Gjelstrup ... compositor
Emil Gunnarsson ... pipeline
Johan Hansson ... compositor
Isac Hessellund ... visual effects editor
Emma Hybschmann ... assistant visual effects producer
Jesper Jessen ... effects artist
Viktor Johansson ... compositor / visual effects artist
Magnus Jonsson ... compositor
Andree Knutsson ... 2d lead
Alexander Leise-Hansen ... vfx ceo
Oliver Lindboe ... visual effects assistant: post-production
Samuel Lindskold ... compositor
Katelyn McGill ... effects artist
David Morvaközi ... 3d artist
Melissa Moss ... compositor
Melissa D. Moss ... compositor
Matias Brandt Møller ... effects artist
Andreas Nilsson ... compositor
Jonathan Norlöv ... compositor
Anders Nyman ... visual effects supervisor
Alex Oddbrat ... effects artist
Pär Olsson ... compositor
Håkan Ossian ... compositor
Sara Pezzoni ... 3d artist
Line Plougsbæk ... visual effects producer: post-production
Radoslaw Pyzel ... 3d artist
Christian Reimann ... compositor
Mille G. Rudfeld ... visual effects coordinator
Alexander Schepelern ... visual effects supervisor
David Sjodin ... compositor
Nina Strøm ... visual effects producer / visual effects supervisor
Grim Svensson ... compositor
Isidor Swande ... mattepainting
Lucian Trofin ... 3d artist
Joke Vervoort ... compositor

Stunts

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Ota Bares ... animal wrangler: CZ
Jakub Bobuski ... stunt coordinator
Flemming Brask ... animal wrangler: DK
Jacob Malm Carlsen ... stunt and safety (as Jacob Sebastian Malm Carlsen) / stunt coordinator: Denmark (as Jacob Sebastian Malm Carlsen)
Petr Hynek ... rider
Henrik Køler ... horse master
Anna Lipoldová ... stunt double
Martin Matejcik ... Stunt double: Mads Mikkelsen
Petra Novotná ... horse master / horse masters
Petr Prochazka ... stunt performer
David Prusa ... stunt performer
Antje Rau ... stunt coordinator
Johana Spacilova ... horse trainer
Martin Zima ... horse trainer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Christopher Aoun ... cinematographer: second unit
Sebastian Beutler ... rigging electrician: Germany
Jan Brumlich ... best boy: Czech Republic
Ivan Bruna ... rigging gaffer: Czech Republic
David Bumbálek ... video operator: second unit
Petr Cica ... first assistant camera: second unit, Czech Republic
Jakub Císar ... electrician: Czech Republic
Ronald Deter ... electrician
Paco Didlaukies ... electrician: Germany
Matthias Edinger ... rigging electrician: Germany
Zuzana Fialová ... second assistant camera
Artur Frys ... grip: Czech Republic
Sascha Görlich ... best boy
Dietmar Haupt ... rigging gaffer: Germany
Michal Hersálek ... key grip: Czech Republic
Jirí Hovorka ... grip: second unit, Czech Republic
Roberto Tomas Irmisch ... key grip: Germany
Vladimir Kesl ... digital imaging technician supervisor
Morten Kildegaard ... gaffer
Rudi Kristiansen ... grip assistant
Florian Kronenberger ... gaffer
Pavel Kurak ... first assistant camera: second unit, Czech Republic
Holger Lehnau ... rigging best boy: Germany
Karel Lehár ... rigging electrician: Czech Republic
Henrik Lyngbo ... first assistant camera: second unit
Ron Lüscher ... grip: Germany
Henrik Ohsten ... still photographer
Miroslav Pavlik ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Patrik Rams ... first assistant camera: second unit, Czech Republic
Pavel Repa ... digital imaging technician
Mark Rimmer ... steadicam operator
Patrik Schneider ... rigging electrician: Czech Republic
Petr Sita ... dimmer operator
Michael Slavik ... rigging electrician: Czech Republic
Ivo Spanhel ... electrician: Czech Republic
Martin Strunge ... drone operator
Alexander Suhr ... drone operator
Petr Sulc ... electrician: Czech Republic
Mads Frølich Sørensen ... lighting technician
Michal Tauchman ... video operator: second unit
Martin Tichy ... gaffer: Czech Republic
David Viktora ... ronin technician
Jan Vogel ... grip: second unit, Czech Republic
Josef Vojtek ... digital imaging technician
Felix Weddige ... electrician: Germany
Michael Wähner ... electrician
Alexander Zeihn ... electrician: Germany
Kseniia Ziakun ... video operator
Marcos Zimmermann ... grip

Casting Department

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Tommy Duus ... extras casting assistant
Pernille Høier ... casting: Anmai Mus
Bohumil Macecek ... extras casting: Czech Republic
Ulrike Müller ... casting: Germany
Amanda-Lie Natalie Lavrine Rasmussen ... casting: Anmai Mus
Anthony Rodriguez ... casting
Arwa Salmanova ... casting: Czech Republic
Jette Termann ... casting: Anmai Mus
Maggie Widstrand ... casting: Anmai Mus

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sofia Beier ... costume trainee
Antonina Belinska ... costume assistant
Lucie Bikárová ... costumer: CZ
Lenka Cechová ... seamstress
Maria Roed Eriksen ... costume assistant: Denmark
Vibe Knoblauch Hededam ... costumer
Phia Hokkanen ... seamstress
Sophia Ladegaard ... costumer
Charlotte Moe ... costume supervisor
Nina Moravcova ... costumer
Nathalie Holt Olsen ... costumer
Marcela Pecenkova ... extras costumer: CZ
Romana Redlova ... costumer
Ljuba Rezinckova ... costume supervisor: CZ
Sanja Saric ... costumer: CZ
Dennis Schmidt ... costumer: GE
Sylvia Vanicková ... extras costumer: CZ
Michael Wolf ... costumer: GE

Location Management

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Tereza Andersson ... location scout: Sweden
Stephan Busch ... Location manager: Germany / location manager: Germany
Christian Dahl ... Location coordinator: Denmark
Ludwig Enger ... location assistant: GE
Alexander Frank ... Location assistant: Denmark
Marion Gerhardt ... location scout: GE
Florian Hinz ... Location scout: Germany
Jens Itter ... assistant location: Germany
Rasmus Frøkjær Justesen ... Location scout: Denmark / location scout
Hanni Mättig ... location assistant: Germany
Jens Noack ... location assistant: Germany
Martin Pelzl ... Location scout: Germany
Petr Rucka ... Location manager: Czech
Rostislav Svoboda ... Location assistant: Czech
Josef Urban ... Location assistant: Czech / Location scout: Czech
Christian Wagner ... base manager: GE
Marei Wenzel ... Location scout: Germany

Music Department

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Santiago Arias-Rozo ... sheet music writer
Tara Atkinson ... cello
Adam Christgau ... Percussion
Jonathan Dinklage ... musician: violin and soloist
Manfred Faust ... sound: Hambourg
Mikkel Maltha ... music supervisor
Kevin Robles ... composer's assitant (creditOnly)
Mike Tuccillo ... mixer
Réya Wahab ... sheet music writer
Anne Williamson ... piano
John Zarcone ... orchestrator (creditOnly)

Script and Continuity Department

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Anthony Rodriguez ... script adaptation
Mel Valentine ... script adaptation

Transportation Department

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Lukac Martin ... cast driver: for Mads Mikkelsen

Additional Crew

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Ahmed Al-Fakheri ... runner: Denmark
Maximilian Anders ... on-set medic: Germany
Ida-Marie Andersen ... extras coordinator
Emma Amalie Bahne ... assistant to producer
Jáchym Bares ... animal wrangler coordinator
Ota Bares ... lead animal wrangler
Ralph Bischoff ... bookkeeper: Germany
Lene Bokelund ... international sales: bookkeeper
Sofia Brandt ... production coordinator: Sweden
Sasha Buk-Swienty ... avid assistant
Hadi Chehab ... chauffeur: Germany
Anja Søgaard Christiansen ... production coordinator
Nicolaj Damhold ... safety
Emilie Diatta ... production assistant: Czech Republic
Hugo Frederik Dichman ... runner: Denmark
Torben Egeberg ... historical consultant
Mathias Bonde Ejby ... set runner: Denmark
Stephan Eschler ... bookkeeper: Germany
Pavlína Farkásová ... production coordinator: Czech Republic
Jana Früh ... assistant to line producer: Germany
Katharina Gapski ... production coordinator: Germany
Nicolas Geffroy ... researcher: Germany
Lárus Ren Gudbjörnsson ... avid supervisor
Anne Falkesgaard Hansen ... production controller
Ulrik Schmidt Hansen ... production assistant: Germany
Vera Havlova ... bookkeeper: Czech Republic / production assistant
Frederik Hemmingsen ... international sales: sales manager
Dan Hemmje ... safety
Silva Hildbrand ... bookkeeper: Sweden
Patrick Hoppe ... on-set medic: Germany
Emilie Johansen ... chauffeur: Denmark
Mads Kaae ... safety
Claudia Kern ... safety
Anders Kjærhauge ... jurist
Nicolai Korsgaard ... international sales: sales director
Monika Kowolik ... production assistant: Germany
Per Kraul ... chief of economics
Tomas Kærup ... international sales: jurist
Gitte Lang ... bookkeeper: Denmark
Caroline E. Larsen ... historical consultant
Kathrine Larsen ... bookkeeper: Denmark
Lucie Lebedová ... assistant bookkeeper: Czech Republic
Victor H. Lorentzen ... assistant to producer
Lea Lund ... assistant to producer
Radim Macha ... animal wrangler
Anna Lomholt Madsen ... set runner: Denmark
Julia Malmberg ... translator: Swedish
Jo Mayse ... production assistant: Denmark
Leon Merkel ... assistant to line producer: Germany
Per Mikkelsen ... chauffeur: Denmark
Peter Mygdal ... it support
Naya Mørch-Jessen ... international public relations & marketing
Thomas Mücke ... chauffeur: Germany
Marco Müller ... covid coordination: Germany
Gorm Oppermann ... it support
Alexander Molls Papafilippopoulos ... international sales: jurist
Maximillian Pape ... assistant extras coordinator
Agnes Parkrud ... production coordinator: development, Sweden
Shubham Patel ... technical director
Kasper Aarup Pedersen ... runner: Denmark
Faunafilm Prag ... animal agent
Freja Rasmussen ... safety
Christin Ressel ... on-set medic: Germany
Gabriel Rovira ... avid assistant
Calvin Roy ... translator: French
Steffi Schlademann ... safety
Daniel Schulman ... chauffeur: Germany
Franz Schütze ... chauffeur: Germnay
Eva Skupienová ... assistant production office coordinator: Czech Republic
Rasmus Smed ... set runner: Denmark
Emilie Spliid ... translator: English
Bibi Stromfelt ... production assistant: Denmark
Ilonka Szokola ... bookkeeper: Germany
Mette Terp ... on-set medic: Denmark
Simon Bindslev Tree ... chauffeur: Denmark
Ulrik Trojaborg ... translator: English
Lasse Tvede ... set runner: Denmark
Daniel Valenta ... animal handler
Anton Bryant Vestergaard ... chauffeur: Denmark
Jannie Vogt ... safety
Susan Wendt ... international sales: managing director
Marcel Westphal ... chauffeur: Germnay
Roman Wilkens ... covid compliance: Germany
Tilde Wolffbrandt ... production coordinator: Denmark
Stela Zelic ... international public relations & marketing

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Plot Summary

The poor soldier Ludvig Kahlen arrives in 1755 on the barren Jutland heath with a single goal: to follow the king's call to cultivate the land and thereby achieve wealth and honor himself. But Kahlen quickly makes an enemy. The merciless landowner, Frederik De Schinkel, who is sole ruler of the area, believes that the heath belongs to him and not the king. When De Schinkel's serf runs away with his wife Ann Barbara and seeks refuge with Kahlen, the landowner does everything to drive Kahlen away and at the same time exact a cruel revenge. Kahlen does not bow, but stubbornly takes up the unequal battle and now risks both his life, but also the bond with the small, troubled family that has arisen around him on the heath.

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Also Known As
  • King's Land (Denmark)
  • King's Land (Germany)
  • The Promised Land (India, English title)
  • The Bastard (World-wide, English title)
  • King's Land (Belgium, English title)
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Runtime
  • 127 min
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Budget $8,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Official submission of Denmark for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 96th Academy Awards in 2024. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in I ALMOST Walked Out | The Best and Worst of TIFF 2023 (2023). See more »
Quotes Ludvig von Kahlen: It is much more afraid of you than you are for it.
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