The Promised Land (2023 film)
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The Promised Land (Danish: Bastarden, lit. 'The bastard') is a 2023 epic historical drama film directed by Nikolaj Arcel and written by Arcel and Anders Thomas Jensen.[4] Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin and Simon Bennebjerg, and with Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Jakob Lohmann, Morten Hee Andersen, Magnus Krepper and Felix Kramer in supporting roles,[5] the film is based on the 2020 book The Captain and Ann Barbara by Ida Jessen,[6] and is a joint Danish-German-Swedish co-production.[7]
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Directed by | Nikolaj Arcel |
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Based on | The Captain and Ann Barbara by Ida Jessen |
Produced by | Louise Vesth |
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Cinematography | Rasmus Videbæk |
Edited by | Olivier Bugge Coutté |
Music by | Dan Romer |
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Distributed by | Nordisk Film Distribution (Denmark) |
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Running time | 127 minutes[1] |
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Budget | €8 million[2] |
Box office | $956,198[3] |
The Promised Land had its world premiere on 31 August 2023 at the 80th Venice International Film Festival where it competed for the Golden Lion.[8] It was selected as the Danish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards,[9] and was one of the 15 finalist films in the December shortlist.[10]