Director: Lars Von Trier

Summary: The Kingdom is a state of the art hospital which hides a dark secret... For underneath the corridors spirits are stirring...

Director Lars von Trier puts his mischievous mind to work once again, this time creating a bizarre, humourous, and suspenseful tale about a Danish hospital that is haunted by ancient spirits. Copenhagen's largest hospital is nicknamed the Kingdom, and there are many odd things happening inside of it. The strange members of the medical staff have to contend with--not only such heinous matters as murder and malpractice--but also occurrences linked to the occult and the supernatural. When a hypochondriac patient--who also happens to be the mother of one of the staff's employees--begins to see the ghost of a young girl who is trying to tell her something, she unsuccessfully tries to convince the staff that she isn't delusional. It isn't until each individual begins to experience mysterious episodes for themselves that the Kingdom starts to collapse. And when a female doctor becomes pregnant, the fetus's alarming growth rate forces her to give birth prematurely, bringing the spirits to life. Filmed for Danish television, von Trier's quirky drama builds in tension up to its shocking finale.

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Main Language:	Danish
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Featurette - 1. T R A N C E F O R M E R - A P O R T R A I T O F L A R S V O N T R I E R
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1994
Release Date:	May 27, 2002
Runtime:	325 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	I C A D 2001
Keywords:	Kingdom, Subtitled, Off, General, Danish, Horror, Occult, Schedule, Sci, Fi, Riget
Genre:	Horror/Occult