The King Is Alive
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1hr
50mins
Directed by
Christopher Ball,
Kristian Levring,
Peter Aalbæk Jensen,
William Tyrer
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Starring
Romane Bohringer,
David Calder,
Jennifer Jason Leigh,
David Bradley
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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.