Rent The King Is Alive (2000)
3.3 of 5 from 50 ratings
1h 45min
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- Synopsis:
- 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 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's own lives.
- Actors:
- Miles Anderson, Romane Bohringer, David Bradley, David Calder, Bruce Davison, Brion James, Peter Khubeke, Vusi Kunene, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Janet McTeer, Chris Walker, Lia Williams
- Directors:
- Kristian Levring
- Producers:
- Patricia Kruijer, Vibeke Windeløv
- Writers:
- Kristian Levring, Anders Thomas Jensen
- Aka:
- Dogme # 4 - The King Is Alive
- Studio:
- Pathe
- Genres:
- Drama
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- 10 Films to Watch if You Like All Is True
- Countries:
- Denmark
