The film is full of scenes where Mads Mikkelsen is scouting across the heath. Still, it's not a minute too long.

The Danish Oscar nominee “The Bastard” leaves Berlingske's reviewer with a rare wish.

He's been frolicking in one big blockbuster after another for 20 years. Yet Mads Mikkelsen still seems like an anomaly in Hollywood. And he is also about to get involved with the big film projects on the other side of the Atlantic. As he says, there is another life that needs to be taken care of.