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The King Is Alive

The King Is Alive

Release: 2000-05-11 ·Runtime: 110m ·★ 5.7
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.

Production Countries

Denmark Sweden United States of America

Production Companies

Zentropa Entertainments
DR
Newmarket Capital Group
Good Machine
TV 2
YLE