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The King Is Alive
As the sand shifts... madness nears.
As the sand shifts... madness nears.
Drama - 2000
The King Is Alive
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6.3
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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.
Director:
,
Kristian Levring
Cast:
,
Brion James
,
Jennifer Jason Leigh
,
David Calder
,
David Bradley
,
Romane Bohringer
,
Janet McTeer
,
Bruce Davison
,
Miles Anderson
,
Peter Khubeke
,
Chris Walker

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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
110 min
Release date:
11 May 2000
Country:
DK, SE, US
Languages:
English, French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
3 wins & 4 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Pulsing with color and movement in a vast, dune filled landscape, this is a whole new way of using a now familiar bag of tricks.
– Lisa Schwarzbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jun 2001
rotten:
It doesn't escape its own ascetic pretensions.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
20 Jul 2001
rotten:
Levring's film isn't nearly as smart or original as he seems to think it is.
– Ernest Hardy,
L.A. Weekly,
18 Nov 2002
fresh:
It's all very watchable, thanks to excellent performances all around...
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
:ags in the middle, growing more interesting -- if hardly more original -- only as the situation deteriorates.
– Lisa Nesselson,
Variety,
6 Jul 2008
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