Much like its plot, the name of Mads Mikkelsen’s new stubbornness-saga has had a journey of its own.
Originally lifted from the Danish novel The Captain and Ann Barbara by Ida Jessen, the story about an aging military captain’s attempt to cultivate a barren region was given the working title King’s Land — a direct reference to the story, and a title it still bears internationally.
Before long, that was changed to the more evocative, slightly mythic The Promised Land for North American audiences. Even so, you’ll see a much simpler phrase in the opening credits.
Regardless of which language you watch it in, you’ll be greeted
