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Title: The Kingdom (1994–1997)
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The Kingdom is the most technologically advanced hospital in Denmark, a gleaming bastion of medical science. A rash of uncanny occurrences, however, begins to weaken the staff's faith in science--a phantom ambulance pulls in every night, but disappears; voices echo in the elevator shaft; and a pregnant doctor's fetus seems to be developing much faster than is natural. At the goading of a spiritualist patient, some employees work to let supernatural forces rest. Written by James Meek <james@oz.net>
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24 November 1994 (Denmark) See more »Also Known As:
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The large factory-like building that Dr. Helmer (Ernst-Hugo Järegård) surveys with his binoculars from the hospital roof is the Swedish Nuclear Power Plant at Barsebäck. Due to its proximity to Copenhagen it was a frequent source of friction between the two countries until it was shut down in 2005. See more »Goofs
The level of coffee in Helmer's cup switches back and forth by inches between shots. See more »Alternate Versions
Originally shown as a TV miniseries in 4 episodes. A shorter cinema version, titled _"Kingdom, The" (1994) (mini)_ was released abroad after the TV premiere. See more »Connections
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A lot of people may not like this because it is typically Danish, which may easily frustrate anyone who is only used to high budget Hollywood movies. The not-so-obvious deeper meaning between the lines as well as all the bold and underlined lines that have no meaning at all could confuse certain minds, but if you are prepared for a bunch of self-irony and sweet horror scenes, and if you like writers/directors such as David Lynch and Chris Carter, you are going to love this!
It is nice to see that mentally freaked out horror movies didn't die out with The Exorcist, and this definitely isn't any worse!