The Kingdom

1994 · 3 seasons · 13 episodes · 1h08 · Série

Directed by Lars von Trier, Morten Arnfred

Starring Søren Pilmark, Ghita Nørby, Birgitte Raaberg, Peter Mygind, Solbjørg Højfeldt, Udo Kier, Birthe Neumann, Henning Jensen, Bodil Jørgensen, Mikael Persbrandt

Ideal when you feel… Stressed Sad / low Calm

The Kingdom is the most technologically advanced hospital in Denmark, a gleaming bastion of medical science. A rash of uncanny occurrences, however, begins to weaken the staff's faith in science - a phantom ambulance pulls in every night, but disappears; voices echo in the elevator shaft; and a pregnant doctor's fetus seems to be developing much faster than is natural.

Original title

Riget

Original language

Danish

Country

Germany, Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Sweden

Created by

Lars von Trier

Screenplay

Lars von Trier, Niels Vørsel

Music

Joachim Holbek

Cinematography

Manuel Alberto Claro, Eric Kress

Cast

Peter Mygind, Solbjørg Højfeldt, Udo Kier, Birthe Neumann, Henning Jensen, Bodil Jørgensen, Mikael Persbrandt

Updated October 8, 2026

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