7.6 Score

2000 • 2h 20min • R • Crime, Drama

Dancer in the Dark

"In a world of shadows, she found the light of life."

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

IMDb 7.9

RT 69%

MC 63

Director

Lars von Trier

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Sjón

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Björk

Selma Jezkova

Catherine Deneuve

Kathy

David Morse

Bill Houston

Peter Stormare

Jeff

Joel Grey

Oldrich Novy

Cara Seymour

Linda Houston

Vladica Kostic

Gene Jezkova

Jean-Marc Barr

Norman

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Catherine Deneuve Kathy

David Morse Bill Houston

Peter Stormare Jeff

Joel Grey Oldrich Novy

Cara Seymour Linda Houston

Vladica Kostic Gene Jezkova

Jean-Marc Barr Norman

Vincent Paterson Samuel

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Zeljko Ivanek District Attorney

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