Film
The King Is Alive
2000 · 1h 50m · Drama
As the sand shifts... madness nears.
- IMDb
- 6.3
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 61%
- Metacritic
- 52
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Overview
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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Cast
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
Crew
- Kristian LevringDirector · Writer
- Anders Thomas JensenWriter
- Svend AbrahamsenProducer
- Vibeke WindeløvProducer
- Patricia KruijerProducer
- Malene BlenkovProducer
- Christopher BallExecutive Producer
- David LindeExecutive Producer
- William TyrerExecutive Producer
- Peter Aalbæk JensenExecutive Producer
Media
Details
- Release date
- May 11, 2000
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- R
- Genres
- Drama
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