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The King Is Alive is a 2000 drama film directed by Kristian Levring. The fourth film to be done according to the Dogme 95 rules, it was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
Stream/listen to "The King Is Alive" at: https://fanlink.to/TKIA Lyrics: Come on now, getting loud with it Sing it out, tell ‘em God did it He Beat the grave and He’s still living...
- 3 min
- 1.2M
- Jordan Feliz
A group of passengers stranded in the desert stage King Lear to cope with their situation. The film is part of the Dogme 95 movement and features a cast of British actors.
- (2K)
- Drama
- Kristian Levring
- 2001-05-11
A Dogma 95 film about a group of tourists stranded in the Namibian desert who perform "King Lear" to survive. Roger Ebert praises the raw and improvisational style, but questions the audience appeal of this unconventional drama.
Currently you are able to watch "The King Is Alive" streaming on AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel. Synopsis Stranded in the heat of a barren African desert, eleven bus-passengers shelter in the remnants of an abandoned town.
- Kristian Levring
- 110 min
- 6
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...
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 ...
