The Kingdom II (1997)

  • NR
  • 11/01/1997 (DK)
  • Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
  • 4h 57m

Overview

Set in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet, the city and country's main hospital, nicknamed "Riget", "Riget" means "the realm" or "the kingdom" and leads one to think of "dødsriget", the realm of the dead.

Lars von Trier

Director, Screenplay

Niels Vørsel

Screenplay

Morten Arnfred

Director

Cast

Ernst-Hugo Järegård's headshot

Ernst-Hugo Järegård

Stig Helmer
Kirsten Rolffes's headshot

Kirsten Rolffes

Sigrid Drusse
Holger Juul Hansen's headshot

Holger Juul Hansen

Einer Moesgaard
Søren Pilmark's headshot

Søren Pilmark

Jørgen Krogshøj
Ghita Nørby's headshot

Ghita Nørby

Rigmor Mortensen
Jens Okking's headshot

Jens Okking

Bulder Harly Drusse
Birthe Neumann's headshot

Birthe Neumann

Fru Svendsen
Otto Brandenburg's headshot

Otto Brandenburg

Hansen

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