Original title (DA): Bastarden (The Bastard)
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen (Mads Mikkelsen) sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen’s fate hangs in the balance: will his endeavors bring him wealth and honor, or cost him his life…?