VENICE : The warm reception given to Danish film 'The Promised Land' at the Venice Film Festival on Friday showed that small-budget, independent films can flourish as a strike brings much of Hollywood to a standstill, its director said.Starring Mads Mikkelsen, the movie portrays the stoic battle of a taci
VENICE : The warm reception given to Danish film"The Promised Land" at the Venice Film Festival on Friday showed that small-budget, independent films can flourish as a strike brings much of Hollywood to a standstill, its director said.
The film was made on a budget of just $9 million, but has an epic feel to it, as Mikkelsen's character confronts the bitter elements and his own conflicted desires. U.S. actors and writers are striking simultaneously for the first time in 63 years, shutting down both television and movie productions in Hollywood, and preventing many stars from coming to Venice to promote their films.
Arcel has experienced the U.S. studio system, having made"The Dark Tower" in 2017, which starred Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey, but he said he was happy to be working in his native Danish alongside his old friend Mikkelsen, with whom he made"A Royal Affair" in 2012.
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