The King is Alive
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Kristian Levring
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Janet Mcteer
Miles Anderson
Romane Bohringer
Dai Bradley
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Stranded in the heat of a barren African desert, eleven bus passengers shelter in the elements 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 travellers into turmoil as they struggle to overcome both nature's wrath and their own mortality. In the heat of the desert, emotional and sexual tensions surge around the play's production, and they are forced to confront their most raw emotions. With all inhibitions stripped away, their individual fight for survival makes them perform the ultimate role in front of each other - their own lives.
Director
Kristian Levring
Cast
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Janet Mcteer
Miles Anderson
Romane Bohringer
Dai Bradley
David Calder
Bruce Davison
Brion James
Peter Kubheka
Vusi Kunene
Chris Walker
Lia Williams
David Bradley
Crew
Michael Abel
Torben Ager Andersen
Johan Ankerstjerne
Daniel Auchab
Chris J. Ball
Simon Bang
Sam Basset
Gert Bebrens
Caroline Behrens
Steen Bergholdt
Lars Bo Blarke
Malene Blenkov
Kobus Both
Elmarie Botha
Neelsie Botha
Errol Brown
Laurence Brown
Lawrence Brown
Charlotte Buch
Ginger Corbett
Louise Cross
Rosa Diaz
Claire Downs
Svt Drama
Mali Finn
Carlos K Goodman
Jakob Gronlykke
Jakob Gronlykke
Henrik Gutterman
Jens Georg Hansen
Linda Hawkins
C Hewitt
Carla Hoffman
Karen Hogarty
Sue Jacobs
Anders Thomas Jensen
Peter Aalbaek Jensen
Jan Juhler
Lars Kaaber
Amy Kaufman
Gleb Klioner
Anne Koej
Kristina Kornum
Patricia Kruijer
Tareq Kubaisi
Moonyeenn Lee
Moonyeenn Lee
Kristian Levring
Troels Levring
Bruno Levy
Linda Lichter
David Linde
Hans Lonnerheden
Maersk Luderitz
Dieter Mack
Bibi Husted Malby
Mikkel Maltha
Gavin Mccloud
Jill Mccullough
Kelly Miller
Ingrid Morgen
Mette Nelund
Joyce Nettles
Gino Noli
Franticek Novak
Mikael Olsen
Jes Olson
Paula Paisez
Frida Paustian
Carsten Rasch
Ulrich Reik
Ulla Rordam
Jens Schlosser
Katrine Schluter
Peter Schultz
Paul Schwartzman
William Shakespeare
James Shirras
Leonore Skousen
Gabriela Soria
Zum Sperrgebiet Namdeb
Torben Strand
Keli Taylor
Derek Thompson
Jan Tvilling
William Tyrer
Kamera Udlejnirn
Richard Valls
Armelle Verenka
Anne Vogensen
Nicholas Wayman-harris
Ray Williams
Rikke Williams
Nick Willis
Vibeke Windel°v
Katrine Winnicki
Rasmus Worsoe
Anders øvergaard
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Best Actress Award (Jennifer Jason Leigh) at the 2000 Tokyo International Film Festival.
Released in United States Spring May 11, 2001
Released in United States on Video November 19, 2002
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States September 2000
Released in United States April 2001
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (in competition) October 28 - November 5, 2000.
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival April 20-28, 2001.
IFC Films is the theatrical distribution arm of the Independent Film Channel.
Completed shooting July 5, 1999.
"The King is Alive" is made in accordance with Dogma 95, the artistic movement co-founded by Scandinavian filmmakers Lars Von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg and Soren Kragh-Jacobsen. Established in the fall of 1995, the group has declared itself "a rescue operation to counter certain tendencies in film today. Dogma 95 opposes the auteur concept, make-up, illusions and dramaturgical predictability. Dogma 95 desires to purge film so that once again the inner lives of characters justify the plot."
Released in United States Spring May 11, 2001 (NY, LA)
Released in United States on Video November 19, 2002
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (in competition) October 28 - November 5, 2000.)
Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 1-4, 2000.)
Released in United States April 2001 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival April 20-28, 2001.)
