The King Is Alive
“As the sand shifts... madness nears.”
2000•R•1h 50m•5.5•Released
Drama
Stranded in the heat of a barren African desert, eleven bus-passengers shelter in the remnants of an abandoned town. As rescue grows more remote by the day and anxiety deepens, an idea emerges: why not stage a play. However the choice of King Lear only manages to plunge this disparate group of travelers into turmoil as they struggle to overcome both nature's wrath and their own morality.
Director
Kristian Levring
Writer
Anders Thomas Jensen, Kristian Levring
Languages
English, French
Studio
Zentropa Entertainments
Cast
Romane Bohringer
Catherine
David Calder
Charles
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Gina
David Bradley
Henry
Brion James
Ashley
Miles Anderson
Jack
Bruce Davison
Ray
Janet McTeer
Liz
Peter Khubeke
Kanana
Chris Walker
Paul
Vusi Kunene
Moses
Lia Williams
Amanda
Production
Company
Zentropa Entertainments
Company
DR
Company
Newmarket Capital Group
Company
Good Machine
Company
TV 2
Company
YLE
Producer
Svend Abrahamsen
Producer
Vibeke Windeløv
Producer
Malene Blenkov
Producer
Patricia Kruijer
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