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The Kingdom II

1998 · 280 min

A long, strange hospital saga that drifts between dread and deadpan absurdity, demanding patience as it unsettles you.

Directed by: Lars von Trier
Genres: Mystery, Fantasy, Horror
Starring: Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Kirsten Rolffes, Holger Juul Hansen

Overview: The mutant fetus is born. Dr. Helmer comes under heavy scrutiny for a botched operation that left a patient braindead, and begins to dabble in the dark arts in order to ward off those seeking an end to his career. Hypochondriac Mrs. Drusse finally does have something bad happen to her medically when an ambulance hits her.

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Directed by: Lars von Trier
Genres: Mystery, Fantasy, Horror
Starring: Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Kirsten Rolffes, Holger Juul Hansen

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 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: madness
death
obsession
corruption
faith
Places: hospital
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	7
Humour	6
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	6

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