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The King Is Alive

As the sand shifts... madness nears.
2000 | 110m | English

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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: May 11, 2000
Director: Kristian Levring
Writer: Anders Thomas Jensen, William Shakespeare, Kristian Levring
Genres: Drama
Keywords tourist, namibia, dogme 95, shakespearean
Production Companies Zentropa Entertainments, DR, Newmarket Capital Group, TV 2, YLE, Good Machine
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Aug 10, 2025
Entered: Apr 20, 2024
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Name Title
William Tyrer Executive Producer
Christopher Ball Executive Producer
Patricia Kruijer Producer
Svend Abrahamsen Producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen Executive Producer
Vibeke Windeløv Producer
Malene Blenkov Producer
David Linde Executive Producer
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