Released
The Kingdom
November 24 1994 (almost 30 years ago)Rating
77
Based on
245 reviews
A baptism of fear awaits you.
- Directors: Lars von Trier, Morten Arnfred
- Writers: Niels Vørsel, Lars von Trier
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
- Runtime: 4 h 37 m
- Budget: $1,500,000
- Countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
- Companies: Greco, La Sept-Arte, DR, Zentropa Entertainments, ARTE, Coproduction Office, Det Danske Filminstitut, Film i Väst, Liberator Productions, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS), Nordisk Film & TV Fond, NRK, RAI, SVT, SVT Malmö, TV Collaboration Fund, WDR
Set in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet, the city and country's main hospital, nicknamed "Riget", a number of characters, staff and patients alike, encounter bizarre phenomena, both human and supernatural. This film is assembled from firsr season episodes of the Danish TV miniseries The Kingdom I. It does not include episodes from seasons 2 or 3.
