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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
Anders Thomas Jensen , Ida Jessen , Nikolaj Arcel
Cinematographer
Rasmus Videbæk
Editor
Olivier Bugge Coutté
Music
Dan Romer
Cast
Magnus Krepper , Kristine Kujath Thorp , Mads Mikkelsen, Simon Bennebjerg , Søren Malling , Gustav Lindh , Amanda Collin