King Lear

King Lear

Year: 1987

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: English

DramaComedy

In a bleak, post‑Chernobyl landscape where humanity is rebuilding after the disaster, a descendant of Shakespeare becomes obsessed with reviving his ancestor’s tragedies. As jealous love fuels betrayal, the quest to restore the lost plays spirals toward destruction.

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