I 1755 drager den fattige kaptajn Ludvig Kahlen ud for at erobre den ubeboelige danske hede i kongens navn. Men områdets enehersker, den nådesløse Frederik de Schinkel, der mener, at jorden tilhører ham, sværger hævn, da tjenestepigen Ann Barbara og hendes livegne mand flygter for at søge tilflugt hos Kahlen.
- Genre: Action, Drama, Historie
- Studio: Zentropa International Berlin, Zentropa International Sweden, Zentropa Entertainments, Film i Väst
- Nøgleord: based on novel or book, murder, priest, colonisation, soldier, king, 18th century, farming, danish, danish history, ex military, historical drama, shocking, aggressive, hopeless, landowner, 1750s, history, furious, violence, tense, depressing, antagonistic, pessimistic
- Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Jacob Lohmann