The King Is Alive

Name: The King Is Alive
Released: 2000
Rating: 5.5

2000 · Movie

110 min English

37 votes

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…

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Cast, directors & writers

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

William Shakespeare

Writer

Kristian Levring

Director · Writer

Anders Thomas Jensen

Writer

Keywords

tourist namibia dogme 95

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