With THE KINGDOM EXODUS, Lars von Trier continues and finishes his internationally acclaimed 1990s cult series classic: The ghost story about the hospital built on top of the old bleaching ponds in Copenhagen, where evil has taken roots and the medical science faces a daily struggle with itself, where the Swedes curse the Danes, and the mysterious and inexplicable blend together in a mixture of horror and humour. The third and final season was already outlined in the 1990s, but was not realized – until now.

Sleepwalker, Karen, is summoned to the Kingdom by a mysterious voice appearing to her in a nightmare, pleading for help. At the hospital, she comes across old friends of the Kingdom as well as new members of staff. To exorcise the evil spirits once and for all, Karen joins forces with the hospital porter, Bulder, and the heart surgeon, Judith – but satanic forces fight back.

The Swedish chief physician, Dr Helmer Jr, has recently obtained a position at the Kingdom. But his medical calling is far from his main priority as he hides a secret agenda that involves finding out what really happened to his late father, Stig Helmer.

Hospital director, Bob, suffers terribly from feelings of inferiority and struggles alternately between solving games of solitaire on his computer and optimising the hospital’s finances. Meanwhile, senior consultant, Dr Pontoppidan, does his best to avoid both patients and members of staff with their difficult questions and numerous demands. We also come across Rigmor, who is now a patient at the Kingdom, Dr Krogshøj, who still walks around in an evil, trancelike state, a special group of anonymous Swedes, as well the surgeon, Dr Naver, who struggles to control his anger. It would appear everything is as it’s always been and yet nothing is the same.

Be prepared to take the good with the evil.