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Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark (2000)

Drama, Crime, Musical | Denmark, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, United States, UK, France, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Norway

Director: Lars von Trier

Film4 | Monday, 15 June 2020 | 01:10

Where to watch

Live TV

Monday, 15 June 2020 01:10

Streaming

Curzon Home Cinema

24/05/2022

Channel 4

15/03/2024

Rating: 7.9/10

User rating: 9/10
(2 votes)

SYNOPSIS

Selma has emigrated with her son from Central Europe to America. The year is 1964. Selma works day and night to save her son from the same disease she suffers from, a disease that inevitably will make her blind. But Selma has the energy to live because of her secret! She loves musicals. When life feels tough she can pretend that she is in the wonderful world of musicals...just for a short moment. All happiness life is not able to give her she finds there...

Actors

Writer: Lars von Trier, Sjón Sigurdsson

Producer: Malte Forssell, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson

RUNTIME: 140 min

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