The King is Alive (2001)

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R | 1 hr 49 mins | Drama, Adventure | Released: 5/11/2001 |Box Office Total: $0.1M

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Stranded in the heat of a barren African desert, eleven bus passengers shelter in the elements 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 desert, 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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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
5/11/2001

Director	Credit
Kristian Levring	Director
Cast	Credit
Jennifer Jason Leigh	Gina
Janet McTeer	Liz
Miles Anderson	Jack
Romane Bohringer	Catherine
Dai Bradley	Henry
David Calder	Charles
Bruce Davison	Ray
Brion James	Ashley
Peter Kubheka	Kanana
Vusi Kunene	Moses
Chris Walker	Paul
Lia Williams	Amanda
Production Credits	Credit
William Tyrer	Executive Producer
Malene Blenkov	Associate Producer
Patricia Kruijer	Producer
Vibeke Windelov	Producer
Chris J Ball	Executive Producer
SVT Drama	Producer - funding
David Linde	Executive Producer
Peter Aalbaek Jensen	Executive Producer
Mikael Olsen	Producer - funding
Production Companies	Credit
Zentropa Entertainment	Production Company
Good Machine Releasing	Production Company
Newmarket Films	Production Company
Danish Broadcasting Corporation	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Pathe Image	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
IFC Films	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Shani	Theatrical Distributor
MGM/UA Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
BIM	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
RCV Distribution	Theatrical Distributor
Rights Pictures Public Company	Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Namibia
Writer	Credit
Kristian Levring	Screenplay
Anders Thomas Jensen	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Jens Georg Hansen	Production Insurance - insurance
Anne Koej	Accountant - accounting
Steen Bergholdt	Accountant - accounting
Anne Vogensen	Accountant - accounting
Casting	Credit
Joyce Nettles	Casting
Mali Finn	Casting
Moonyeenn Lee	Casting
Bruno Levy	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Caroline Behrens	Catering - caterer
Ingrid Morgen	Catering - caterer
Film Camera	Credit
Michael Abel	Camera Operator
Johan Ankerstjerne	Film Lab - laboratory
Jens Schlosser	Director of Photography
Franticek Novak	Camera Assistant
Anders Overgaard	Photography - still photographer
Troels Levring	Photography - assistant still photographer
Richard Valls	Camera Assistant
Gavin McCloud	Camera Assistant
Lars Bo Blarke	Camera Assistant
Film Sales Financing	Credit
TV2 Norge	Film Financier
Trust Film Svenska	Foreign Distribution Sales
Good Machine International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
C Hewitt	Song
Hot Chocolate	Song Performer
Derek Thompson	Composer - song composer
Errol Brown	Song
Production Management	Credit
Kristina Kornum	Production Manager
Frida Paustian	Production Coordinator
Kobus Both	Line Producer
Charlotte Buch	Post-Production Supervisor
Elmarie Botha	Production Coordinator
Sound	Credit
Jan Juhler	Sound
Peter Schultz	Sound Engineer
Torben Strand	Boom Operator
Visual Effects	Credit
Simon Bang	Titles - credit design
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Rosa Diaz	Wardrobe - wardrobe consultant

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