The Promised Land (2023 film)

The Promised Land
International release poster
DanishBastarden
Directed byNikolaj Arcel
Screenplay by
Based onThe Captain and Ann Barbara
by Ida Jessen
Produced byLouise Vesth
Starring
CinematographyRasmus Videbæk
Edited byOlivier Bugge Coutté
Music byDan Romer
Production
companies
Distributed byNordisk Film Distribution (Denmark)
Release dates
  • 31 August 2023 (2023-08-31) (Venice)
  • 5 October 2023 (2023-10-05) (Denmark)
Running time
127 minutes (cinema)[1][2] or 122 minutes (home distribution)[1]
Countries
  • Denmark
  • Germany
  • Sweden
Languages
  • Danish
  • German
Budget€8 million[3]
Box office$2,246,680[4]

The Promised Land (Danish: Bastarden, IPA: [pæˈstɑˀtn̩, pæˈstɑˀn], lit. 'The bastard') is a 2023 epic historical drama film directed by Nikolaj Arcel and written by Arcel and Anders Thomas Jensen.[5] Based on the 2020 book The Captain and Ann Barbara by Ida Jessen,[6] the film is a joint Danish-German-Swedish co-production[7] starring Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin and Simon Bennebjerg, and with Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Jakob Lohmann, Morten Hee Andersen, Magnus Krepper and Felix Kramer in supporting roles.[8]

The Promised Land had its world premiere on 31 August 2023 at the 80th Venice International Film Festival where it competed for the Golden Lion.[9] It was selected as the Danish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards,[10] and was one of the 15 finalist films in the December shortlist.[11]

  1. ^ a b "The Promised Land". British Board of Film Classification. (Ensure to click on the sections in the page)
  2. ^ "Basterden". Svensk Filmdatabas.
  3. ^ "Press release: Zentropa presents full cast and first behind-the-scenes footage for Nikolaj Arcel's new epic drama with Mads Mikkelsen". trustnordisk.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Promised Land (2023)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved November 14, 2024.Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Nikolaj Arcel's The Bastard starts filming - new cast members join Mads Mikkelsen". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Mads Mikkelsen Is a Brooding Soldier in First Image for 'The Bastard'". Collider. September 22, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Biennale Cinema 2023 | Bastarden (The Promised Land)". La Biennale di Venezia. July 12, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (September 22, 2022). "Nikolaj Arcel's Epic Drama 'The Bastard' Assembles Stellar Nordic Cast for Zentropa". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  9. ^ "The 80th Venice Film Festival announces competing films". July 28, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  10. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (September 26, 2023). "Oscars: Denmark Submits 'The Promised Land' For Best International Film Feature". deadline. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  11. ^ Bergeson, Samantha (December 21, 2023). "2024 Oscar Shortlists Unveiled: 'Barbie,' 'Poor Things,' 'Maestro,' and 'The Zone of Interest' Make the Cut". IndieWire. Retrieved December 23, 2023.