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The Kingdom

TV · 1994–2022 · 3 seasons

A queasy, sepia-toned drift through a haunted hospital where dread and deadpan absurdity blur into one long unsettling joke.

About
1994, 1997 and 2022 Danish television mini-series by Lars von Trier
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Class
TV
Year
1994–2022
Seasons
3
Episodes
8
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • madness
  • death
  • faith
  • power
Places
  • hospital
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour6
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, comedy, horror, mystery
Created by
Lars von Trier
Written by
Lars von Trier, Niels Vørsel, Tómas Gislason
Starring
Willem Dafoe, Lars von Trier, Stellan Skarsgård, Alexander Skarsgård, Udo Kier, Lars Mikkelsen, Mikael Persbrandt, Tuva Novotny
Music
Joachim Holbek
Cinematography
Manuel Alberto Claro, Eric Kress
Length
3 seasons, 8 episodes, 44 min each
Network
DR1
Country
Sweden, Denmark, France, Germany
Languages
Danish

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