‘The Promised Land’ Director on Taming the Wild With Mads Mikkelsen

The Promised Land, from Danish director Nikolaj Arcel, is a story of ambition. Set in 1755, it follows Captain Ludvig Kahlen (Mads Mikkelsen), a bankrupt former soldier determined to secure the royal title denied him by birth — the film’s Danish title, Bastarden, is a reference to Kahlen’s origins…

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