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The King Is Dead!

Play trailer Poster for The King Is Dead! 2012,  1h 46m,  Comedy/ Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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A husband (Dan Wyllie) and wife (Bojana Novakovic) take extreme measures to deal with their loud, lowlife neighbor.

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Glenn Dunks Onya Magazine Oct 17, 2013
B
The screenplay comes with a wealth of comical gags and observations about suburban life that many audiences should identify with. Go to Full Review
Adam Ross The Aristocrat Sep 27, 2012
3/5
If this film had a more propulsive plot, veered into Straw Dogs territory and retained its dark laughs, I imagine we would be talking about an Australian classic. Go to Full Review
CJ Johnson Film Mafia Jul 24, 2012
3.5/5
The King is Dead!, while not as brilliant as Bad Boy Bubby or Alexandra's Project, shares with those films a unique and perverse vision of Australian suburbia ... De Heer's always bold, and here he's bold again. The Independent King is certainly not dead. Go to Full Review
Simon Miraudo Quickflix Jul 16, 2012
3/5
The King is Dead has some great comic asides, and the finale paints Max and Therese into a genuinely dangerous and entertaining corner. Go to Full Review
Luke Buckmaster The Daily Review/Crikey Jul 16, 2012
The King is Dead! is a deliciously dark genre mash-up, coy and explorative but tight and insular, sprayed with wry laughs and a genuinely foreboding undertone. Go to Full Review
Jim Schembri 3AW Jul 13, 2012
3/5
Black comedies rarely come as carefully measured or as full-blooded as this marvellously engaging lark, which is essentially a revenge fantasy for anyone who has ever suffered the prolonged trauma of living with a bad neighbour. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Rolf de Heer

Director

Dan Wyllie

Max

Bojana Novakovic

Therese

Garry Waddell

King

Roman Vaculik

Otto

Michaela Cantwell

Maria

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The King Is Dead!

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Movie Info

Synopsis A husband (Dan Wyllie) and wife (Bojana Novakovic) take extreme measures to deal with their loud, lowlife neighbor.
Director
Rolf de Heer
Screenwriter
Rolf de Heer
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 46m
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