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A Balasaur Score of 81 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 77/100. Scores higher than 94% of the 2,417 2020s action movies in this catalog. Streaming on Hulu.
Synopsis
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic77/100
640 audience votes
Key crew
- Nikolaj ArcelDirector
- Nikolaj ArcelWriter
- Anders Thomas JensenWriter
- Dan RomerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mads MikkelsenLudvig Kahlen
- Amanda CollinAnn Barbara
- Simon BennebjergFrederik de Schinkel
- Kristine Kujath ThorpEdel Helene
- Gustav LindhAnton Eklund
- Jacob LohmannTrappaud
- Morten Hee AndersenJohannes Eriksen
- Magnus KrepperHector
- Søren MallingPaulli
- Morten BurianLauenfeldt
- Thomas W. GabrielssonBondo
- Morten BuusColonist
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or bookmurderpriestcolonisationsoldierking18th centuryfarmingdanishdanish historyex militaryhistorical drama
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