Summaries

When a bus breaks down in the desert, the passengers decide to stage "King Lear."

While shifting airports by bus in Africa, a group of passengers is driven to the middle of nowhere in the desert by the driver that is following a defective compass. They run out of gas and they reach a ghost village inhabited by a single man, Kanana. One passenger that has experience with desert gives five advices to the others to survive in the spot, among them to keep the spirit high, while he travels through the desert seeking for help. One intellectual in the stranded group suggests the performance of King Lear to keep the morale of the survivors. Along the days, while hope decreases, the tension increases among the survivors.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • desert
  • bus
  • tragedy
  • stage play
  • dogme 95
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Jan 4, 2001
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States Finland Norway Denmark South Africa Sweden
Language English French
Filming locations Sperrgebiet National Park, Namibia
Production companies Zentropa Entertainments Newmarket Capital Group Good Machine

Box office

Gross US & Canada $17929
Opening weekend US & Canada $17929
Gross worldwide $17929

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 50m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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