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Buy ticketsA weather-beaten Mads Mikkelsen tries to tame the Jutland heath in a grand Western pulsating with romance, ambition, and revenge.
Ten years after A Royal Affair, director Nikolaj Arcel reunites with Mads Mikkelsen (honorary guest at GFF 2019), and the result is yet another historical drama with a pounding heart, powerful storytelling, and emotional depth. The washed-up soldier Ludvig Kahlen makes a deal with the king: if he succeeds in domesticating the inhospitable Jutland heaths, he will be rewarded with a noble title. With unwavering faith and a few potatoes in his pocket, he puts his spade in the ground. The formidable ensemble includes Amanda Collin, Gustav Lindh, Magnus Krepper, and Simon Bjenneberg, and they contribute to a magnificent and well-crafted scandi-western.
- Jonas Holmberg
Language
Danish, Swedish, German
Subtitles
English
Original title
Bastarden
Director
Nikolaj Arcel
Producer
Louise Vesth
Screenplay
Nikolaj Arcel, Anders Thomas Jensen, Ida Jessen
Cinematographer
Rasmus Videbæk
Editor
Olivier Bugge Coutté
Music
Dan Romer
Cast
Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Simon Bennebjerg, Magnus Krepper, Søren Malling