Lars Von Triers The Kingdom Trilogy (Blu-ray Box Set) (UK Import)

Directed by Lars von Trier, Morten Arnfred

Starring: Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Kirsten Rolffes, Holger Juul Hansen, Soren Pilmark, Ghita Nørby, Jens Okking, Annevig Schelde Ebbe, Baard Owe, Birgitte Raaberg, Peter Mygind
Contributors: Sven Abrahamsen, Lars von Trier, Tómas Gislason, Niels Vorsel, Joakim Holbeck, Eric Kress
Studio: Mubi
Genre: Television
Main Language: Danish
Subtitles: English
Region: Region B
Release Date: 5 Feb 2024
Originally Issued: 2022
No of Discs: 7
BBFC Cert: (18) Suitable for 18 years and over.
Run Time: 885 minutes

Description

All 13 instalments of Lars von Trier's supernatural horror miniseries set in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet, known to the city's residents as Riget. The series follows the staff and patients on the ward as they experience various unsettling occurrences of both the earthly and the supernatural varieties. These happenings are recounted daily by a duo of hospital dishwashers who discuss the bizarre happenings of Riget as they work together in the cellar.

'The Kingdom' episodes are: 'The Unheavenly Host', 'Thy Kingdom Come', 'A Foreign Body' and 'The Living Dead'. 'The Kingdom II' episodes are: 'Death On the Operation Table', 'Birds of Passage', 'Gargantua' and 'Pandæmonium'. 'The Kingdom: Exodus' episodes are: 'Halmar', 'The Congress Dances', 'Big Brother', 'Barbarossa' and 'Exodus'.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Scene Access
• Bonus Footage
• Behind The Scenes
• Interviews: Lars von Trier and cast
• Commentary: Selected episode commentary by Lars von Trier, Niels Vorsel and Molly Stensgård
• Other Documentary: 'In Lars von Trier's Kingdom'