4 Movies Directed by Kristian Levring

The King Is Alive

The King Is Alive

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-05-11

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

Sweden, Denmark, USA

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (1654 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

William Shakespeare (with: inspiration from "King Lear")

Kristian Levring

Anders Thomas Jensen

Fullplot:

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.

The King Is Alive

The King Is Alive

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-05-11

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

Sweden, Denmark, USA

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (1652 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

William Shakespeare (with: inspiration from "King Lear")

Kristian Levring

Anders Thomas Jensen

Fullplot:

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.

Fear Me Not

Fear Me Not

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-12-19

Languages:

Danish

Countries:

Denmark

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (1240 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Anders Thomas Jensen

Kristian Levring

Fullplot:

42-year-old Michael needs a change in his life, so when he hears about clinical trials for a new anti-depressant, he signs up to be a guinea pig - without telling his family. Because of dangerous side effects, the trial is subsequently abandoned but Michael continues to take the pills. Having lost all control, Michael's repressed instincts resurface with a force and violence that no-one could have predicted.

The Salvation

The Salvation

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-02-27

Languages:

English, Danish, Spanish

Countries:

Denmark, UK, South Africa, Sweden, Belgium

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (16357 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaWestern

Cast:

Writer:

Anders Thomas Jensen

Kristian Levring

Fullplot:

In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.

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