The King Is Alive 2000

As the sand shifts... madness nears.

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R
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.

Release Date 2000-05-11
Runtime 1h 50m
Directors Kristian Levring, Jens Schlosser
Producers Svend Abrahamsen, Christopher Ball, Peter Aalbæk Jensen, William Tyrer, Vibeke Windeløv, Malene Blenkov, David Linde, Patricia Kruijer, Kobus Botha
Writers William Shakespeare, Anders Thomas Jensen, Kristian Levring