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The Kingdom

Morten ARNFRED / Lars Von TRIER

Denmark/Sweden/Germany1994280min 35mm Color

Synopsis

The Kingdom, a hospital in Denmark, number of strange and otherworldly events begin to occur. A ghostly ambulance appears and disappears, the voice of a little girl calls to a patient in an elevator shaft and a pregnant doctor’s fetus begins growing at an alarming rate. At the urging of a spiritualist patient, the employees attempt to help the supernatural forces rest.

Diretor

Morten ARNFRED

Lars Von TRIER

Born in 1956, Danish director Lars Von Trier began making short films at the age of 13. After graduating from the Danish Film School, he directed the critically acclaimed Kingdom. Then Trier numerous films including Dancer In The Dark (2000), Dogville (2003), Melancholia (2011) and Nymphomaniac (2013).