THE KINGDOM I

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Los Feliz Theatre, Los Angeles

### **ABOUT THE EPISODES:** **Episode 1 “The Unheavenly Host,” Dir. Lars von Trier and Morten Arnfred, 64 Min****, MUBI, Denmark** *In Danish with English subtitles.* Spiritualist Mrs. Druss tricks the doctors into admitting her into the neurosurgery ward of the Kingdom hospital, where she discovers the sounds of a weeping child in the elevator shaft. Swedish consultant Dr. Helmer is confronted by the results of his sloppy work treating a brain-damaged patient. FORMAT: DCP **Episode 2 “Thy Kingdom Come,” Dir. Lars von Trier and Morten Arnfred, 67 Min****, MUBI, Denmark** *In Danish with English subtitles.* Amidst concerns over his methods, Helmer continues to be haunted by claims of medical malpractice. As Mrs. Drusse draws closer to the weeping spirit-child, things become increasingly mysterious when she discovers an old photograph of a little girl with a strange-looking man. FORMAT: DCP **Episode 3 “A Foreign Body,” Dir. Lars von Trier and Morten Arnfred, 71 Min****, MUBI, Denmark** *In Danish with English subtitles.* Gathering leads, Drusse visits the control room and finally makes contact with the spirits, but evil forces prevent her from going further. Helmer’s desperate attempts at covering up his medical misdeed are foiled when fellow doctors Krogshøj, Judith and Moffe beat him to the hospital archives. FORMAT: DCP **Episode 4 “The Living Dead,” Dir. Lars von Trier and Morten Arnfred, 77 Min, MUBI, Denmark** *In Danish with English subtitles.* The Kingdom is driving Dr. Helmer mad. He comes up with a play to put a stop to Krogshøj’s blackmail. Dr. Moesgaard’s catastrophic tour of the hospital with the director and Minister of Health culminates in sex, and amateur séance, a liver transplant, and an abortion in the neurosurgical unit. FORMAT: DCP ### **ABOUT THE SERIES:** **THE KINGDOM I, 1994, MUBI, Denmark** Strange things are happening in the underbelly of a Danish hospital, where the ghost of a young girl cries in the elevator shaft, a phantom ambulance appears nightly and secret societies meet in the basement. Tensions rise among staff, oblivious to the dark force awakening beneath the hospital.