The King is Dead (film)

The King is Dead
Theatrical film poster
Directed by	Rolf de Heer
Produced by	Rolf de Heer Nils Erik Nielsen
Written by	Rolf de Heer
Starring	Dan Wyllie Bojana Novakovic Gary Waddell
Music by	Graham Tardif
Cinematography	Ian Jones
Edited by	Tania Nehme
Production company	Vertigo Productions Pty. Ltd.
Distributed by	Fandango Portobello Sales Pinnacle Films
Release date	12 July 2012
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$1.2 million[1]

The King is Dead is a 2012 Australian comedy drama thriller film directed by Rolf de Heer about a young couple who are tormented by the neighbour from hell.

Plot

Max (Dan Wyllie) and Therese (Bojana Novakovic) have just moved into a new house, unfortunately they are now next door to a strange man named King (Gary Waddell). At first, things seem to go smoothly until King and his friends become trouble with Max and Therese and they both suspect he may be a drug dealer, so Max and Therese concoct a plan to have King move out of their neighbourhood.

Cast

• Dan Wyllie as Max
• Bojana Novakovic as Therese
• Gary Waddell as King
• Luke Ford as Shrek
• Anthony Hayes as Escobar

Production

Forty percent of the budget came from Screen Australia with additional investment from the South Australian Film Corp, Pinnacle, the sales agent Fandango Portobello International, and Chinese investor Bruno Wu’s Locus Global Entertainment.^[2]

Accolades

References

External links

• The King is Dead at At the Movies
• The King is Dead on IMDb
• Review at The Hollywood Reporter