I did not know this picture before discovering it. I don't know why, but I can compare this Mads Mikkelsen's performance with the one he had in 2010 Nicolas Wynding Refn's VALHALLAH'S RISING, not for the plot but the way of acting. And in both, he dosen't play a villain. Also MICHAEL KOHLHAAS. Both features are historical movies. This one is purely riveting, engrossing, awesome and not destined to any audiences; don't show it to your kids. I guess it's inspired from actual events. Good surprise from Denmark. I guess that without Mads Mikkelsen, it would not have been released in France. This prodigious actor is not alone, here, directing is terrififc too.
Review of The Promised Land
