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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...

The King Is Alive
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 25 Critic Reviews
52
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings
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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...

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Metascore
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52
52% Positive
13 Reviews
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9 Reviews
12% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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52% Positive
13 Reviews
36% Mixed
9 Reviews
12% Negative
3 Reviews

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User Score
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38% Mixed
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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings
5.6
38% Positive
3 Ratings
38% Mixed
3 Ratings
25% Negative
2 Ratings

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Production Company Newmarket Capital Group, Good Machine, Zentropa Entertainments, Danmarks Radio (DR), SVT Drama, TV2 Norge, Yleisradio (YLE), Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, Det Danske Filminstitut, Ballistic Pictures
Release Date May 11, 2001
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline As the sand shifts...madness nears.
Danish Film Awards (Robert)
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Tokyo International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
International Cinematographers' Film Festival Manaki Brothers
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations