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The Promised Land

2023 · 127 min · Director: Nikolaj Arcel ★ IMDb 7.7 · 43,178 ratings

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The story of Danish soldier and explorer Ludvig Kahlen, who explored and cultivated Denmark's wild Jutland, which now comprises the vast majority of the country, in the mid-18th century.

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The Promised Land (2023) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Inspiration 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Inspiration, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Action, Biography. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Inspiration and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Empathy
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 33 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Hope36 %26 %28 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Empathy37 %30 %29 %12 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Hope40 %35 %27 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Tension49 %45 %28 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Tension51 %48 %30 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Tension49 %45 %33 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 41′Tension63 %58 %47 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 48′Disturbing74 %64 %60 %49 %
42.5 %≈ 54′Empathy65 %53 %53 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 60′Tension60 %54 %45 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 67′Tension67 %53 %49 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 73′Hope73 %46 %53 %23 %
62.5 %≈ 79′Empathy75 %58 %60 %41 %
67.5 %≈ 86′Tension80 %70 %70 %65 %
72.5 %≈ 92′Sadness84 %72 %71 %71 %
77.5 %≈ 98′Tension86 %79 %66 %60 %
82.5 %≈ 105′Tension87 %71 %69 %60 %
87.5 %≈ 111′Sadness83 %40 %73 %71 %
92.5 %≈ 117′Sadness78 %21 %69 %75 %
97.5 %≈ 124′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

AC
Amanda Collin

AC
Amanda Collin

Ann Barbara

SB
Simon Bennebjerg

SB
Simon Bennebjerg

Frederik de Schinkel

KK
Kristine Kujath Thorp

Edel Helene

GL
Gustav Lindh

Anton Eklund

JL
Jacob Lohmann

Trappaud

MH
Morten Hee Andersen

Johannes Eriksen

MK
Magnus Krepper

Hector

MB
Morten Burian

Lauenfeldt

MB
Morten Buus

Colonist

OH
Olaf Højgaard

Preisler

MH
Melina Hagberg

Anmai Mus

FK
Felix Kramer

Balzer

LB
Laura Bilgrau Eskild-Jensen

Anmai Mus (15)

AF
Anna Filippa Hjarne

Anne

JK
Jiří Konvalinka

Rømer

MF
Martin Feifel

Colonist Klein

LS
Lasse Steen

Uldrich

Details

Directed by
Nikolaj Arcel
Written by
Anders Thomas Jensen, Nikolaj Arcel, Ida Jessen
Type
Movies
Released
2023
Runtime
127 min
Country
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 43,178 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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