The King is Alive
Release Date: May 11, 2001
Studio: IFC Releasing, Good Machine International
Director: Kristian Levrin
Screenwriter: Kristian Levrin, Anders Thomas Jensen
Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce Davidson, Janet McTeer, Brion James
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating:
R (for sexuality and language)
Official Website: TheKingisAlive.com
Review: Not available
DVD/VHS: Not available
Plot Summary:
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 sun 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 - their own lives.
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