Drama ·Fantasy ·Horror ·Mystery · Denmark · 1994 · 4h 35m

The Kingdom

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Director
Lars von Trier
Cast
Ernst-Hugo Järegård as Stig Helmer Kirsten Rolffes as Sigrid Drusse Holger Juul Hansen as Einar Moesgaard Søren Pilmark as Jørgen Krogshøj Ghita Nørby as Rigmor Mortensen Jens Okking as Bulder Harly Drusse
Crew
Eric Kress — Director of Photography Molly Malene Stensgaard — Editor Jacob Thuesen — Editor Joachim Holbek — Original Music Composer Lars von Trier — Screenplay Niels Vørsel — Screenplay
Tagline

A baptism of fear awaits you.

Synopsis

At The Kingdom, Denmark's most technologically advanced hospital, a number of strange and otherworldly events begin occurring, much to the dismay of its doctors and patients. A ghostly ambulance appears and disappears, the voice of a little girl calls to a patient in an elevator shaft, and a doctor's fetus begins growing at an alarming rate.

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Mood & Themes
dark comedydown syndromehospitalsupernatural horrorgreek chorusmedical horror
Key Collaborators
Lars von Trier Director Eric Kress Director of Photography Molly Malene Stensgaard Editor Jacob Thuesen Editor Joachim Holbek Original Music Composer Lars von Trier Screenplay Niels Vørsel Screenplay Ole Reim Producer Jette Lehmann Production Design Bjarne Nilsson Costume Design
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