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‘The Promised Land’ Delivers on Its Grand Ambitions

The film aims to be a romance, an ‘issues’ picture, a snapshot of agrarian struggle, a philosophical inquiry, and a Western — all in one. Pleasingly, it succeeds in nearly every aspect.

© Henrik Ohsten, Zentropa. Via Magnolia Pictures
Mads Mikkelsen in 'The Promised Land.' © Henrik Ohsten, Zentropa. Via Magnolia Pictures