The King Is Alive (2001)

Directed by

Kristian Levring

Genre

drama film, horror film

Country

Denmark, Sweden, United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

R

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A bus breaks down in the Namibian desert stranding a group of tourists. With supplies running low and tempers fraying, they put on a production of King Lear to pass the time.

bleakclaustrophobictenseslow-burndesperateunsettlingvisceral

What happens

The King Is Alive is a 2000 English-language Danish drama film directed by Kristian Levring, and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce Davison, David Bradley, Janet McTeer, David Calder, and Brion James in his final feature film appearance. The fourth film to be done according to the Dogme 95 rules, it was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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