The King Is Alive

1h 50m
Drama
5.5

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.

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 Levring
Director, Writer
Anders Thomas Jensen
Writer
William Shakespeare
Author
Nicholas Wayman-Harris
Editor
Jens Schlosser
Director of Photography
Christopher Ball
Executive Producer
David Linde
Executive Producer
William Tyrer
Executive Producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Executive Producer
Svend Abrahamsen
Producer
Vibeke Windeløv
Producer
Patricia Kruijer
Producer
Malene Blenkov
Producer
Kobus Botha
Line Producer
Moonyeenn Lee
Casting
Mali Finn
Casting
Bruno Levy
Casting
Joyce Nettles
Casting

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