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{{quote|"No living persons know it yet, but the gateway to the Kingdom is opening once again."

''from the [[Opening Monologue]]'' }}

|''from the [[Opening Monologue]]'' }}

Riget ("The Realm") is a danish TV-series created and co-directed by the avant-garde filmaker, [[Lars von Trier]]. It roots in the [[Medical Drama]] genre, but it also contains copious amounts of [[Surreal Horror|surreal]] and [[Religious Horror]], dark humor and supernatural events. Entirely filmed on location with hand-held cameras and grimy, sepia-tinted pictures, it has been described by critics as "[[Twin Peaks]] meets [[MASH]]".

''[[Riget]]'' ("The Realm") is a danish TV-series created and co-directed by the avant-garde filmaker, [[Lars von Trier]]. It roots in the [[Medical Drama]] genre, but it also contains copious amounts of [[Surreal Horror|surreal]] and [[Religious Horror]], dark humor and supernatural events. Entirely filmed on location with hand-held cameras and grimy, sepia-tinted pictures, it has been described by critics as "[[Twin Peaks]] meets [[MASH]]".

The setting for the series is the eponymous ''Rigshospitalet'' (The National Hospital) in Copenhagen, with focus on the neurosurgical ward and it's employees and their somewhat mundane everyday life. But, as the [[Opening Narration]] ~~expains~~, something strange is slowly infesting the old building, and it is growing stronger.

The setting for the series is the eponymous ''Rigshospitalet'' (The National Hospital) in Copenhagen, with focus on the neurosurgical ward and it's employees and their somewhat mundane everyday life. But, as the [[Opening Narration]] explains, something strange is slowly infesting the old building, and it is growing stronger.

Mrs. Sigrid Drusse, an elderly lady with a keen interest in spiritualism, is trailing the source of the disturbances, begrudgingly helped by her son Bulder, who works as a porter at the hospital. Meanwhile war is brewing in the neurosurgical ward between the new, arrogant Dr. Helmer and the more down-to-earth Dr. Krogshøj (AKA Krogen (The Hook)). Helmer has recently botched an operation and is trying to hide the evidence, which will give Krogshøj the advantage. The Head of Department, Dr. Moesgaard is blissfully ignorant of all this as he is busy planning his great reform of the department "Operation Morning Air". Meanwhile his immature son Mogge runs afoul of his professor, the (madly) idealistic Dr. Bondo, after having {{spoiler|stolen a head and used it for a prank}}. Dr. Bondo wants to get his hands on a rare tumor in dying Mr. Zakariassens liver. And when Mr. Zakariassens family says no, the good doctor is driven to desperate action.

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An American adaptation, developed by [[Stephen King]] and called ''[[Kingdom Hospital]]'', was created in 2004.

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=== This TV series contains examples of: ===

* [[Almighty Janitor]]: Krogshøj

* [[Anti-Anti-Christ]]: Lillebro

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* [[Red Right Hand]]: Krüger painfully grows horns when Mrs. Drusse identifies him as a demon.

* [[Redubbing]]: The abovementioned [[Greek Chorus]] actors were overdubbed by others, presumably because their Downs syndrome prevented them from delivering their lines satisfactorily.

** Udo Kier was also redubbed. He just delivered his lines in ~~phonetical~~ ~~danish~~ and was dubbed over afterwards. This was done for both of his roles, but they did have different dubbers for both.

** Udo Kier was also redubbed. He just delivered his lines in phonetic Danish and was dubbed over afterwards. This was done for both of his roles, but they did have different dubbers for both.

* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: Some might take offence over the scene where Helmer compares anatomies with the man from Haiti.

** On Helmer's own part, in-universe, when he is caught pretty much red-handed trying to alter the medical records:

{{quote|"You may be wondering what I'm doing here. And do you know, I don't know either? I can't explain at all!"}}

* [[Shout-Out]]: The ~~spiritist~~ Mrs. Drusse is a character from Danish author Hans Scherfig's novels.

* [[Shout-Out]]: The spiritualist Mrs. Drusse is a character from Danish author Hans Scherfig's novels.

* [[Skyward Scream]]: DANSKJÄVLAR!!! (DANISH SCUM)

* [[The Social Darwinist]]: {{spoiler|Krogshøj}} after his near-death.

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