The King Is Alive

The King Is Alive

1h 50m 2000 Drama Denmark, Sweden, United States of America
Budget: - Revenue: -

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