Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?
Keywords
- European Film Awards
- La Biennale di Venezia !
- Mads Mikkelsen
- Mostra: The best from the previous years
- Nordic Films
- Swedish cinema
- Western: Guns & Saloons
- biopic
- costume film
- history
Actors
- Mads Mikkelsen
- Amanda Collin
- Simon Bennebjerg
- Kristine Kujath Thorp
- Gustav Lindh
Director
- Nikolaj Arcel
Drama
2h 7min
DANISH
DUTCH
FRENCH
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Nikolaj Arcel
Cast
Mads Mikkelsen
Cast
Amanda Collin
Cast
Simon Bennebjerg
Cast
Kristine Kujath Thorp
Cast
Gustav Lindh