The King Is Alive

• 6.0 Drama
• 2000-05-11
• 110 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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)

Director:

Kristian Levring

Writer:

Anders Thomas Jensen Kristian Levring