Dogme 4. The king is alive [DVD] / Newmarket and Good Machine International, Inc. present a Zoetrope Entertainment 5 production ; producers, Patricia Kruijer, Vibeke Windeløv ; screenplay writers, Kristian Lerring, Anders Thomas Jensen ; director, Kristian Lerring.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000. Inspired from "King Lear" by William Shakespeare. Miles Anderson, Romane Bohringer, David Bradley, David Calder, Bruce Davidson, Brion James, Peter Kubheka, Vusi Kunene, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Janet McTeer, Chris Walker, Lia Williams.
Summary:
Follows the trials and tribulations of a busload of tourists who get stranded in an abandoned mining town in the middle of the African desert. After a fine bout of partying, they fall prey to the heat, isolation, and fear of death that pushes them to the extremes of introspection and emotional exploration. And in a beautifully futile gesture, they begin to rehearse a production of Shakespeare's King Lear, which helps pry open a few fragile psyches.
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