The King Is Alive

Name: The King Is Alive
Genre: Drama
Released: 2000-05-11
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Romane Bohringer, David Calder, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Bradley, Brion James

2000·Drama·1h 50m

7.1

★

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.

Directed by Kristian Levring

tourist

namibia

dogme 95

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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

Chris Walker

Paul

Vusi Kunene

Moses

Lia Williams

Amanda

Crew

Kristian Levring

Director

Anders Thomas Jensen

Writer

Kristian Levring

Writer

Svend Abrahamsen

Producer

Peter Aalbæk Jensen

Executive Producer

Vibeke Windeløv

Producer

Malene Blenkov

Producer

David Linde

Executive Producer

William Shakespeare

Author

Bruno Levy

Casting

Moonyeenn Lee

Casting

Popular Reviews

1 review

8.0★ · 11/25/23

one of my favourite dogme 95s. a gruesome, beautiful and thought-provoking meditation on man’s folly and precarious position in the world. i watched it in 480p, in 3 parts, on a dodgy website and i think there is possibly no better way to experience this movie.