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The King Is Alive
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See the most agreed on films →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.
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- Director
- Kristian Levring
- Writers
- Anders Thomas Jensen, Kristian Levring
- Released
- 11 May 2000
- Country
- Denmark, Sweden, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rated
- R
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