BASTARDEN

[Machine Translation] The Danish representative for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, and other accolades from around the world! A moving film starring Mads Mikkelsen, depicting the history of Danish pioneering. The love story of a hero and his family. 18th century Denmark. Captain Ludvig Kehlen, a retired military officer, puts his aristocratic title on the line to pioneer the heaths (wastelands). The nobles mock him for his poor appearance and the fact that he has to clear the wasteland, which is said to be a place where no food can grow, but Kjellen manages to win their approval and sets out alone to clear the heath. However, Frederick, a powerful man in the area, does not approve of his efforts and is eager to drive him away by any means necessary. Despite the atrocious treatment he receives, Kellen gradually cultivates the wasteland, taking in the outlaws who inhabit the area, Barbara, a female servant who escaped from Frederick's rampage, and Ammai, a young girl who has been abandoned by her family. He intended to grow potatoes on this land. However, the harsh environment of the area prevents the potatoes from growing, and Kellen's heart is about to break...

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《アカデミー賞R国際長編映画賞デンマーク代表》他、世界が賞讃! 名優マッツ・ミケルセン主演でデンマーク開拓史を描く、感動作! ある英雄とその家族の愛の軌跡。──18世紀デンマーク。退役軍人のルドヴィ・ケーレン大尉は貴族の称号を賭け、ヒース (荒地)の開拓に名乗りを上げる。貧しい身なり、食物が育たないとされる荒地の開拓に貴族たちは彼の事を馬鹿にするも、何とか承認を得たケーレンは、ひとりヒースの開拓へと乗り出す。だがそんな彼の開拓を、その地域の有力者フレデリックは良しとせず、あらゆる手段でケーレンを追い払おうと躍起になっていた。そんな非道な仕打ちにあいながらも、ケーレンはこの地域に生息する無法者たちや、フレデリックの暴挙から逃げ出した女性使用人バーバラ、家族に見捨てられた少女アンマイを仲間に迎え入れ、荒地を少しずつ開拓していく。彼はこの土地にじゃがいもを育てようとしていたのだ。だがこの地域の過酷な環境がじゃがいもの発育を阻み、ケーレンの心も折れそうになるのだが・・・。