THE KING IS ALIVE

Kristian LEVRING
  • 2000
  • Un Certain Regard

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 travellers into turmoil as they struggle to overcome both nature’s wrath and their own mortality.
In the heat of the sun 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.

Directed by : Kristian LEVRING
Country: Denmark
Duration: 109

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ABSCHIED

Jan SCHÜTTE

ASI ES LA VIDA

Arturo RIPSTEIN

CAPITAES DE ABRIL

Maria DE MEDEIROS

DJOMEH

Hassan YEKPATANAH

EU TU ELES

Andrucha WADDINGTON

FAMOUS

Griffin DUNNE

JACKY

Brat LJATIFI, Pyng Hu FOW

LISTA DE ESPERA

Juan Carlos TABIO

LOST KILLERS

Dito TSINTSADZE

NICHIYOBI WA OWARANAI

Yoichiro TAKAHASHI

OH! SOO-JUNG

(VIRGIN STRIPPED BARE BY HER BACHELORS) Sangsoo HONG

SAINT-CYR

Patricia MAZUY

TIERRA DEL FUEGO

Miguel LITTIN

WILD BLUE

Thierry KNAUFF

WOMAN ON TOP

Fina TORRES