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As the sand shifts... madness nears. - The King Is Alive
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Title: The King Is Alive

Release Date: 11 May 2000

Runtime: 1h 50m

Genre: Drama

Director: Zentropa Entertainments, DR, Newmarket Capital Group, Good Machine, TV 2, YLE

Production Companies: Zentropa Entertainments, DR, Newmarket Capital Group, Good Machine, TV 2, YLE

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6.017 (29 votes)

Cast

  • Catherine: Romane Bohringer
  • Charles: David Calder
  • Gina: Jennifer Jason Leigh
  • Henry: David Bradley
  • Ashley: Brion James
  • Jack: Miles Anderson
  • Ray: Bruce Davison
  • Liz: Janet McTeer
  • Kanana: Peter Khubeke
  • Paul: Chris Walker
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