The Promised Land (2023)

Bastarden

A captain’s ambition, a ruthless rival, and a land that defies them both.

127 min★ 7.7 · 42,976 votes

• Action
• Drama
• History

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...?

Release date

August 31, 2023

Country of origin

Denmark, Germany, Sweden

Budget

$8,500,000

Box office

$2,246,680