Another marvelous 2023 leftover, Nikolaj Arcel’s “The Promised Land,” Denmark’s submission for the foreign-language Oscar, has everything you want in an epic film: struggle, romance, period detail, ...

Nikolaj Arcel talks reteaming with the actor for the Danish historical epic on a tight European budget. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The premise has the makings of a classic Western: the ...

After the first minute of “The Promised Land,” Danish director Nikolaj Arcel’s period epic set in 18th-century Denmark, we know two things. We know “the heath cannot be tamed” because the opening ...

Danish director Nikolaj Arcel admits he was surprised the first time someone referred to “The Promised Land,” his new film starring Mads Mikkelsen, as a Nordic Western. “I didn’t make out or intend to ...

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Mikkelsen stars as an 18th century settler facing an obstacle course of woes in this bleak period drama from Nikolaj Arcel. Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2023 Venice Film ...

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As a recent new grandfather, Mads Mikkelsen couldn’t be happier, but he doesn’t smile much in his new movie. An earthy 18th-century period piece, The Promised Land sees the Dane play a hard-up veteran ...