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The Kingdom
1994
Director Lars von Trier puts his mischievous mind to work once again, this time creating a bizarre, humourous, and suspenseful tale about a Danish hospital that is haunted by ancient spirits. Copenhagen's largest hospital is nicknamed the Kingdom, and there are many odd things happening inside of it. The strange members of the .. Read more
| Starring | Ernst-Hugo Jaregard, Kirsten Rolffes, Holger Juul Hansen |
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| Director | Lars Von Trier |
| Genres | Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Television, World Cinema |
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The Kingdom
Director Lars von Trier puts his mischievous mind to work once again, this time creating a bizarre, humourous, and suspenseful tale about a Danish hospital that is haunted by ancient spirits. Copenhagen's largest hospital is nicknamed the Kingdom, and there are many odd things happening inside of it. The strange members of the medical staff have to contend with--not only such heinous matters as murder and malpractice--but also occurrences linked to the occult and the supernatural. When a hypochondriac patient--who also happens to be the mother of one of the staff's employees--begins to see the ghost of a young girl who is trying to tell her something, she unsuccessfully tries to convince the staff that she isn't delusional. It isn't until each individual begins to experience mysterious episodes for themselves that the Kingdom starts to collapse. And when a female doctor becomes pregnant, the fetus's alarming growth rate forces her to give birth prematurely, bringing the spirits to life. Filmed for Danish television, von Trier's quirky drama builds in tension up to its shocking finale.
| Starring | Ernst-Hugo Jaregard, Kirsten Rolffes, Holger Juul Hansen |
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| Director | Lars Von Trier |
| Studio | ICA PROJECTS LTD. |
| Run time | DVD: 5 hrs 25 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Television, World Cinema |
| Language | Danish |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: not available Production year: 1994 |
| Format | DVD |
The Kingdom (2 discs) (1994)
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Critics' reviews (6)
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This lengthy but eerily engrossing movie comprises the first four episodes of Lars von Trier's 13-part Danish TV series, a supernatural soap about the bizarre doctors, nurses, patients and restless spirits in a Copenhagen hospital. Shot with a visual style that mirrors the colour of bodily fluids, and filled with an incredible gallery of eccentric characters (none of whom seem to have health care at the top of their agenda), von Trier's unique opus is darkly humorous and extremely creepy. After four hours, though, those seeking a neat resolution might be a bit miffed.
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Bizarre drama, originally made for television, that resembles a patient's worst nightmares, where one doctor abandons his charges to practise voodoo and another is impregnated by the ghost of a malignant murderer; it is the obverse of your average soap op
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38 out of 46 people found this review helpful
Non-sense, wasted my time with this movie, i still don't know why i took it. Just watched it for 4 minutes then turned it off. My advice, don't even bother.
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12 out of 12 people found this review helpful
How can TV be this good?
From notorious "Dogma" director Lars Von Trier comes this frankly astounding Danish TV series.
Forget Stephen King's cheesey American remake (Kingdom Hospital), this is the original and it has no talking ant eater.
This TV seires manages to be all of the following:
Creepy, dramatic, hilarious, horrific,engrossing...and even manages to create believable characters who you care about.
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