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The Kingdom

Movie"A baptism of fear awaits you."
Audience Score
77
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NR 4 hr 33 minDrama, Horror, Fantasy, MysteryThe Kingdom PosterPart of The Kingdom
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.
StarringErnst-Hugo JäregårdKirsten RolffesHolger Juul Hansen
DirectorsLars von TrierMorten Arnfred

Movie Details

Movie Budget:$1,500,000
Original Language:Danish
Executive Producers:Svend Abrahamsen, Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Production 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
Movie Tags:
hospitalsupernatural horrordown syndromegreek chorusmedical horror

The Kingdom

"Riget" is a thirteen episode Danish television miniseries created by Lars von Trier from 1994 to 2022, split into three series, with four, four and five installments apiece. The first two have been edited into two theatrically released films with a combined running time of approximately 9½ hours for distribution in the United Kingdom and United States. Set in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet, the city and country's main hospital, nicknamed "Riget", which means "the kingdom", the plot follows a number of characters, staff and patients alike, as they encounter bizarre phenomena, both human and supernatural. The show is notable for its wry humor, muted sepia colour scheme, and the appearance of a chorus of Down Syndrome dishwashers who discuss in intimate detail the strange occurrences in the hospital.