The King Is Alive

April. 25,2001      R
Rating:
6.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Stranded in the heat of a barren African desert, eleven bus-passengers shelter in the remnants of an abandoned town. As rescue grows more remote by the day and anxiety deepens, an idea emerges: why not stage a play. However the choice of King Lear only manages to plunge this disparate group of travelers into turmoil as they struggle to overcome both nature's wrath and their own morality.

Romane Bohringer as  Catherine
David Calder as  Charles
David Bradley as  Henry
Brion James as  Ashley
Miles Anderson as  Jack
Bruce Davison as  Ray
Janet McTeer as  Liz
Chris Walker as  Paul
Vusi Kunene as  Moses

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