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The Kingdom
Lars von Trier
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Television 1994
The Kingdom
hospital ghost-soapDanish medical absurdismvon Trier mischief
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Synopsis
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, each episode of the show follows the hospital's eccentric staff and patients as they encounter bizarre and sometimes supernatural phenomena. T...
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Editorial note
Lets the power thread settle into a deeper television form.
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Why this work is here
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, each episode of the show follows the hospital's eccentric staff and patients as they encounter bizarre and sometimes supernatural phenomena. T...
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