The story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make the heath bring him wealth and honor.The story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make the heath bring him wealth and honor.The story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make the heath bring him wealth and honor.
- Awards
- 21 wins & 15 nominations
Melina Hagberg
- Anmai Mus
- (as Hagberg Melina)
Laura Bilgrau Eskild-Jensen
- Anmai Mus (15)
- (as Laura Bilgrau)
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- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOfficial submission of Denmark for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 96th Academy Awards in 2024.
- Quotes
Ludvig von Kahlen: It is much more afraid of you than you are for it.
Featured review
A beautiful and well balanced story with great acting
This was a surprisingly good movie. I've been disappointed by quite a few period drama pieces from the last years, so my expectations going in were not very high, especially given the description of it being "Western set in 18th century Denmark". But going out of the theatre I had to admit that I had a near perfect cinema experience. The movie was beautifully filmed with nearly each frame being a work of art. The acting was superb and the characters were interesting and well-developed. Mads Mikkelsen was stellar in his role, and I loved Ann Barbara, Anmai Mus and the priest. Simon Bennebjerg was great as the unhinged, but charismatic Frederik de Schinkel. The plot wasn't particularly original, but it kept you invested in the story, and was logical and well-rounded and the ending left no loose threads. The love story was compelling without being overly dramatic - because most love stories aren't! Another reviewer commented that it felt unnatural to him but to me on contrary it felt very realistic that these characters would seek out each other's warmth and comfort in the circumstances they were placed in. Other parts were well-balanced too - it had just enough blood and fighting and torture scenes to get the story across, but none just for drama's sake. The movie borrowed a lot of elements from the Western genre, but it felt authentic and in no way like a Hollywood clone. All in all, it was fantastic, well rounded film and a great cinematic experience.
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- formenteralady
- Oct 20, 2023
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- Also known as
- The Bastard
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $257,749
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $121,505
- Feb 4, 2024
- Gross worldwide
- $1,511,719
- Runtime2 hours 7 minutes
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- 4K DCP
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