Mads Mikkelsen Dismisses Questions About Lack of Diversity in 'The Promised Land' (Video) - TheWrap

Mellow12, 9 months ago

Danish director Nikolaj Arcel’s period epic set in 18th-century Denmark

How diverse was 18th century Denmark?

LinusWorks4Mo, 9 months ago

good

Pons_Aelius, 9 months ago

What a nothing burger. A reporter trying to stir up a controversy where none exists.

Pisodeuorrior, 9 months ago

Yeh ffs I hate this kind of prodding by self proclaimed social justice warriors in a context where it has no sense whatsoever. It makes them look stupid, and diminishes the issue in places where it actually is an issue.

Mikklesen response:

"Well, first of all, the film takes place in Denmark in the 1750s. We do have a big plotline about a girl of color who is being subjected to racism, which was very rare, any people of color in Denmark… almost nobody. She was probably at the time the only one in the entire country of Denmark.”"

Diversity shouldn't be a pre-requisite for a story.

It takes place in 2023 New York? Cool, there should be diversity.

It takes place in, say, 1450 Saigon? Diversity would look artificial and out of place.