THE KINGDOM (2 DISCS)

Details

• Release Year: 1994
• Genre: Comedy; Drama; Fantasy; Horror; Mystery
• Plot: Originally created for Danish television, Morten Arnfred and Lars von Trier's supernatural thriller The Kingdom chronicles the bizarre occurrences at the title hospital, the largest and most respected hospital in the country. While the series deals with such real-life complications as murder investigations and malpractice suits, a more villainous force may be unleashing itself upon the hospital staff. After a patient (Kirsten Rolffes) sees the ghost of a young girl, many of the staff members find themselves involved in frightening and bizarre situations like an ambulance that appears every evening but then instantly vanishes. Eventually, a female doctor (Birgitte Raaberg) becomes pregnant, but the accelerated development of her fetus could be a sign that the evil forces have found a way to enter more permanently into the world. This film consists of the first four episodes, or the entire first season, of the television series.
• Cast: Udo Kier; Ernst-Hugo Järegård; Kirsten Rolffes; Holger Juul Hansen; Søren Pilmark; Ghita Nørby; Jens Okking; Annevig Schelde Ebbe; Baard Owe; Birgitte Raaberg; Peter Mygind; Vita Jensen; Morten Rotne Leffers; Laura Christensen; Ole Boisen; Ulrik Cold; Louise Fribo; Peter Gilsfort; Søren Elung Jensen; Ruth Junker; Søren Lenander; Troels Lyby; Holger Perfort; Lars Von Trier; Otto Brandenburg; Solbjørg Højfeldt; Bente Eskesen; Paul Hüttel; Michael Simpson; Benny Hansen; Dick Kaysø; Finn Nielsen; Else Petersen; Birte Tove; Helle Virkner; Søren Helding Madsen; Mette Marckmann; Ole Emil Riisager; Tomas Stender; Klaus Wegener
• Director: Lars Von Trier
• Runtime: 4:39
• Media Format: movie