The King Is Alive

May 11, 2000

1h 50m

★ 5.5

As the sand shifts... madness nears.

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Zentropa Entertainments

Newmarket Capital Group

Good Machine

TV 2

YLE

The King Is Alive Trailers

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

Moses

Vusi Kunene

Amanda

Lia Williams

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