The Promised Land
Friday, January 30, 2026 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.
Venice Film Festival Nomination: Best Film
2023 • Rated R • 2 hours, 7 minutes
In English and Danish, Swedish, German and Norwegian with English subtitles
Directed by Nikolaj Arcel • Starring Mads Mikkelson
Film contains Strong Language, Nudity, Violence
Venice Film Festival Nomination: Best Film
2023 • Rated R • 2 hours, 7 minutes
In English and Danish, Swedish, German and Norwegian with English subtitles
Directed by Nikolaj Arcel • Starring Mads Mikkelson
Set in 18th-century Denmark, the film follows war hero Captain Ludvig Kahlen as he attempts to cultivate uninhabited land on which nothing can grow. To build a colony under the king, he sets out to farm crops and gain a title for himself. Facing opposition from nobleman Frederik De Schinkel, Kahlen fights for survival and his position.
Film contains Strong Language, Nudity, Violence