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The Promised Land (2023)
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Original name: Bastarden
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In the mid-1700s, Danish King Frederik V declared that the wild heath of Jutland should be tamed, cultivated and colonized so that civilization could spread and new taxes be generated for the royal house. However, no one dared to follow the King’s decree. The heath meant certain death – a godforsaken place haunted by ravenous wolves, highwaymen and brutal, unforgiving nature. But in the late summer of 1755, a lone soldier by the name of Ludvig von Kahlen rode into the heath in a stubborn pursuit of a lifelong dream, determined to reach his goal: the heath would either bring him the wealth and honour he had long sought… or get the better of him.
Style:
period piece, exciting, captivating, epic, historical drama, dramatic, tense, depressing, intense
Plot:
landowner, king, soldier, nobleman, royal court, desert, colonization, rich, wealth, dream, follow your dream, following a dream, dream come true, dreaming, bigger dreams, revenge, gypsy, death, torture, pioneer, peasant, colony, girl, settler, class struggle ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
denmark, germany
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, serious, period drama and realistic films with plots about biopic, betrayal, ancient, battles, violence, murder and king mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like The Promised Land: Outlaw King (2018), The Marriage of Gustav III (2001), A Royal Affair (2012), Henry V (1989), Jeanne du Barry (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
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Duration: 121 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 180 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 100 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
breathtaking, atmospheric, philosophical, black and white, art house ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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