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The Kingdom

Riget

1994 · Released · 44 min · Denmark, France, Germany · Danish

Drama Mystery Comedy Horror

The Kingdom (Danish: Riget) is a Danish absurdist supernatural horror miniseries trilogy created by Lars von Trier and Tómas Gislason. Set in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet (lit. 'The National Hospital', nicknamed "Riget", lit. 'the realm' or 'the kingdom'), each episode of the show follows the hospital's eccentric staff and patients as they encounter bizarre and sometimes supernatural phenomena. The series is notable for its wry humor, its muted sepia colour scheme, and the appearance of a chorus of dishwashers with Down syndrome, who discuss in intimate detail the strange occurrences in the hospital. The main theme's song was written by von Trier himself.

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Also known as

Deutsch
Hospital der Geister
Français
L'Hôpital et ses fantômes
Italiano
The Kingdom - Il regno
日本語
キングダム
한국어
킹덤
Polski
Królestwo
Português
O Reino

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