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The Promised Land
MEANRANK
84/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #206
- IMDb #769
- Google retired #460
- Metacritic #1006
- Letterboxd #618
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #185
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- Metacritic Critics #882
- Metacritic Audience #1449
- Kinopoisk #789
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic users on 74, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97.
See the most agreed on films →In 18th century Denmark, a retired army captain seeks to make his fortune by cultivating a vast, barren heath deemed unusable by the crown. He faces not only the harsh, unforgiving land but also the ruthless opposition of a powerful nobleman who claims the territory as his own. The captain gathers a small group of loyal followers, and together they embark on a brutal struggle to tame the wilderness and establish a new community against all odds.
Details
- Director
- Nikolaj Arcel
- Writers
- Anders Thomas Jensen, Nikolaj Arcel
- Released
- 5 October 2023
- Country
- Denmark, Germany, Sweden
- Language
- Danish
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $8.5M
- Box office
- $2.2M
- Awards
- 14 wins, 1 nomination
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 15 →14 wins from 15 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| Bodil Film Awards 2024 | Bodil Award for Best Danish Film | The Promised Land | Winner |
| Bodil Film Awards 2024 | Henning Bahs Award | Jette Lehmann | Winner |
| Bodil Film Awards 2024 | Bodil Award for Best Cinematographer | Rasmus Videbæk | Winner |
| Bodil Film Awards 2024 | Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Mads Mikkelsen | Winner |
| Robert Film Awards 2024 | Robert Award for Best Cinematography | Rasmus Videbæk | Winner |
| Robert Film Awards 2024 | Robert Award for Best Makeup | Sabine Schuman | Winner |
| Robert Film Awards 2024 | Robert Award for Best Visual Effects | Alexander Schepelern, Nina Strøm | Winner |
| Robert Film Awards 2024 | Robert Award for Best Production Design | Jette Lehmann | Winner |
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15 awards — The Promised Land
×| Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Mads Mikkelsen | Winner |
| Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Simon Bennebjerg | Winner |
| Robert Award for Best Cinematography | Rasmus Videbæk | Winner |
| Robert Award for Best Danish Film | The Promised Land | Winner |
| Robert Award for Best Makeup | Sabine Schuman | Winner |
| Robert Award for Best Production Design | Jette Lehmann | Winner |
| Robert Award for Best Visual Effects | Alexander Schepelern, Nina Strøm | Winner |
| Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Mads Mikkelsen | Winner |
| Bodil Award for Best Cinematographer | Rasmus Videbæk | Winner |
| Bodil Award for Best Danish Film | The Promised Land | Winner |
| Henning Bahs Award | Jette Lehmann | Winner |
| Best European Actor | Mads Mikkelsen | Winner |
| Best European Cinematographer | Rasmus Videbæk | Winner |
| Best European Costume Designer | Kicki Ilander | Winner |
| Golden Lion | The Promised Land | Nominee |