Director Nikolaj Arcel, who directed The Promised Land, said he isn’t apologizing for the film’s cast not being “diverse” enough. He pointa to the setting, saying the film takes place in Denmark in the 1750s. His comment reads as a straightforward response to a comment one might direct at period films. In his framing, the cast choices follow the story’s historical backdrop rather than being built around modern demands about what the cast “should” look like. The only claim being made here is what