The Promise Land
The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
Winner of the FIPRESCI Critics' Award and the Audience Award for Best Nordic Film at Göteborg Film Festival 2024
In 1755, the impoverished Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer the harsh, uninhabitable Danish heath with a seemingly impossible goal: to build a colony in the name of the King, in exchange for a royal title. The heath meant certain death – a godforsaken place haunted by ravenous wolves, highwaymen, and a brutal and unforgiving nature. The sole ruler of the area, the merciless Frederik de Schinkel, believes this land belongs to him and does everything in his power to drive the captain away.
The film will be presented with French subtitles.
Nikolaj Arcel
Nikolaj Arcel is a Danish screenwriter and filmmaker. In 2012, he directed A Royal Affair, which won two prizes at the Berlin International Film Festival.
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