The Promised Land
Film2023127 min

The Promised Land

Taste attributes: historydramaactionbiographyhistoricalheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, heavy historical drama, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

In 1755, the impoverished Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer the uninhabitable Danish heath in the name of the King. But the sole ruler of the area, the merciless Frederik de Schinkel, who believes the land belongs to him, swears revenge when the maid Ann Barbara and her serf husband escape for refuge with Kahlen.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Mads MikkelsenAmanda CollinSimon BennebjergKristine Kujath ThorpGustav Lindh

Details

Genre
History
Year
2023
Runtime
127 min
Status
Released
Studio
Zentropa International Berlin
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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