SEDONA, Ariz. — The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “A Promised Land,” which will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theater and Alice Gilsheldon Theater from February 2nd to 8th.

The Danish film “The Promised Land'' has been shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.

In 18th century Denmark, Captain Ludwig Karlen (Mads Mikkelsen), a proud, ambitious but impoverished war hero, sets out to tame a vast, uninhabitable land where nothing can grow. He begins to grow crops, build a colony in the name of the king, and seeks to earn himself a noble title.

This beautiful but forbidding region is sometimes ruled by the ruthless Frederic de Schinkel, a groomed nobleman who recognizes the threat Kahlen poses to his power.

As Karlen struggles with the elements and local bandits, she is joined by a couple who have escaped from the clutches of the greedy De Schinkel. As this group of misfits begins to establish a small community in this squalid location, De Schinkel vows revenge, and the conflict between him and Karlen promises to be just as violent and intense as the pair. .

“The Promised Land” will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theater and the Alice Gilsheldon Theater from February 2nd to 8th. Showtimes are Friday, Sunday, and Thursday at 7 p.m. Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday, February 3, 5, and 7 at 3:30 p.m.and Tuesday, Feb. 6, 4 and 7 p.m.

Tickets are $12, or $9 for film festival members. For tickets or more information, call 928-282-1177. Both theater and festival offices are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, West Sedona. See below for more information. www.SedonaFilmFestival.org.