Weekly Watches: March 27, 2024
Sharing Our Recent Discoveries: Weekly Watches with 100 Movies Every Catholic Should See
The Promised Land (2023)
Directed by Nikolaj Arcel
When we think stories set on the frontier, our minds generally turn to the American West. The Promised Land offers a refreshing take on a familiar genre, bringing us back to the Old World for a gritty epic of survival set upon the desolate northern reaches of the Kingdom of Denmark in the mid 1700s. The drama unfolds when King Frederick V decrees that he will grant ownership to anyone who is able to settle and cultivate a portion of the inhospitable and unruly Jutland Heath. Captain Luvig Kahlen, a military veteran of common origin, played with stoic tenacity by the esteemed Mads Mikkelsen, accepts the challenge.
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