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The Kingdom II

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4hrs 49min
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1997
Synopsis: Morten Arnfred and Lars von Trier's second chapter in the ongoing Danish television series The Kingdom chronicles the further misadventures of the staff and patients of an ultramodern Copenhagen hospital located atop an ancient, haunted swamp. The film opens with Judith (Birgitte Raaberg) giving birth to her mutant child (Udo Kier). Dr. Stig Helmer (Ernst-Hugo Järegård) is coming under heavy scrutiny for a botched operation that left a patient brain dead, and beginning to dabble in the dark arts ... Full Synopsis
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All hell literally begins to break loose in The Kingdom II, the second absorbing installment of Lars von Trier's acclaimed Danish TV miniseries. Though The Kingdom II doesn't have quite the same evocatively foreboding atmosphere of The Kingdom (1994), von Trier picks up the pace, weaving together twice as many story lines and increasing the presence of previously minor characters. Everyone is nuttier, ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Mrs. Drusse
Dr. Moesgaard
Krogshøj
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