Stranded in the heat of a barren African desert, eleven bus-passengers shelter in the remnants of an abandoned town. As rescue grows more remote by the day and anxiety deepens, an idea emerges: why not stage a play. However the choice of King Lear only manages to plunge this disparate group of travelers into turmoil as they struggle to overcome both nature's wrath and their own morality.
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Kristian Levring
Director
Anders Thomas Jensen
Writer
Kristian Levring
Writer
David Linde
Executive Producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Executive Producer
William Tyrer
Executive Producer
Christopher Ball
Executive Producer
Malene Blenkov
Producer
Svend Abrahamsen
Producer
Vibeke Windeløv
Producer
Patricia Kruijer
Producer
Jens Schlosser
Director of Photography
Nicholas Wayman-Harris
Editor
