Kingdom II (1997)

"Riget II"

Directed by

Morten Arnfred
Lars von Trier

Writing credits

Lars von Trier

Cast

Ernst-Hugo Jäåregrd ... Stig Helmer
Kirsten Rolffes ... Sigrid Drusse
Peter Mygind ... Mogge
Holger Juul Hansen ... Dr. Moesgaard
Søren Pilmark ... Krogshøj
Ghita Nørby ... Rigmor
Jens Okking ... Bulder
Ole Boisen ... Christian
Birthe Neumann ... Mrs. Svendsen
Otto Brandenburg ... Hansen
Erik Wederse ... Ole
Baard Owe ... Bondo
Birgitte Raaberg ... Judith
Henning Jensen ... Bob
Thomas Bo Larsen ... Falken

Nis Bank-Mikkelsen ... Priest #1
Laura Christensen ... Mona
Annevig Schelde Ebbe ... Mary
John Hahn-Petersen ... Nivesen Solbjøørg Hjfeldt
Birger Jensen ... Rengøringsmand
Udo Kier ... Lillebror/Aage Krüger
Holger Perfort ... Professor Ulrich
Michael Simpson ... Man from Haiti
Stellan Skarsgård ... Stig Helmer's lawyer
Helle Virkner ... Fru Mortensen
éPhilip Zandn ... Dr. Jönsson
Lars von Trier ... Himself

Original music by

Joachim Holbek

Cinematography by

Eric Kress

Film Editing by

Pernille Bech Christensen
Molly Marlene Stensgård

Production Design by

Jette Lehmann



Runtime Sweden:286
Denmark / France / Germany / Italy / Norway / Sweden
Language Danish / Swedish
Color
Sound Mix Dolby SR

STORY

At the prestigious Kingdom Hospital in Cophenagen , ecerything is as it was and nothing is. Consultant neurosurgeon Stig Helmer has Returned from Taiti, and immediately runs into problems. He faces prosecution for his unsuccesful operation on poor little brain-damaged Mona, and his colleague Rigmor is hellbent on enticing him into marrimony. If that were'nt enough, he is affilcted by hypochondriac trepidation of a more serious nature. Mrs. Drusse is mortally wounded by an ambulance, and sets off on her journey into the unknown. But she is forced to turn back in order to deal with mysterious going-ons at the Kingdom, where spirits and demon do battle... In the long-awaited sequel to ''The Kingdom'' ruthless wit, acid social comment, spine-chilling events and pungent portraiture of hospital staff and patients are back in force, and so is the baby whose raging birth terminated ''The Kingdom'' , to give the audience more thrills...

REVIEWS

" As you watch the Ontario health care system..." by Malen Arpe
" The Kingdom is a hospital built on a marsh..." by Andrea Chase