The King Is Alive
2000-05-11
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1h 50m
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R
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Drama
User Score
30 votes
"As the sand shifts... madness nears."
Overview
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.
Kristian Levring
Director
Anders Thomas Jensen
Writer
