France / May 17, 2000 / Cannes Film Festival
In a world of shadows, she found the light of life.
2h 20min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jean-Marc Barr | Norman |
| Vincent Paterson | Samuel |
| Siobhan Fallon Hogan | Brenda |
| Željko Ivanek | District Attorney |
| Udo Kier | Dr. Porkorny |
| Jens Albinus | Morty |
| Reathel Bean | Judge |
| Mette Berggreen | Receptionist |
| Lars Michael Dinesen | Defense Attorney / Dancer |
| Katrine Falkenberg | Suzan / Dancer |
| Michael Flessas | Angry Man |
| John Randolph Jones | Detective |
| Noah Lazarus | Officer of the Court / Dancer |
| Sheldon Litt | Visitor |
| Andrew Lucre | Clerk of Court / Dancer |
| John Martinus | Chairman / Dancer |
| Luke Reilly | New Defense Council |
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Genres
DramaCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Dancer in the Dark |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Zentropa Entertainments, DR, SVT Drama, ARTE, France 3 Cinéma, Blind Spot Pictures, Liberator Productions, Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Pain Unlimited Filmproduktion, Trust Film Svenska, Cinematograph, What Else?, ARTE France Cinéma, Film i Väst, WDR |
| Release date | 1 settembre 2000 |
| Executive producer | Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Lars Jönsson, Marianne Slot |
| Production | Vibeke Windeløv, Malte Forssell, Leo Pescarolo, Tero Kaukomaa, Mogens Glad, Tony Grob, Torleif Hauge, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, Els Vandevorst, Anja Grafers, Poul Erik Lindeborg, Finn Gjerdrum |
| Writer | Lars von Trier, Sjón |
| Casting | Avy Kaufman, Joyce Nettles |
| Editing | Molly Malene Stensgaard, François Gédigier, Peter Hjorth, Yvan Lucas |
| Cinematography | Robby Müller, David Koskas, Lars von Trier, Marcel Zyskind, Kristoffer Andrén, Eric Kress |
| Assistant directors | Anders Refn, Caroline Sascha Cogez, Lars von Trier, Linda Daae |
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Release dates
Premiere
Germany / Jun 30, 2000 / Munich International Film Festival
Czechia / Jul 10, 2000 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Aug 13, 2000 / Edinburgh International Film Festival
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Finland / Aug 22, 2000 / Espoo Film Festival
Norway / Aug 27, 2000 / Norwegian International Film Festival
United States / Sep 22, 2000 / New York Film Festival
Brazil / Oct 12, 2000 / Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Spain / Oct 20, 2000 / Valladolid International Film Festival
Japan / Nov 01, 2000 / Tokyo International Film Festival
Türkiye / Nov 11, 2000 / Istanbul History and Cinema Film Festival
Poland / Dec 01, 2000 / Camerimage
Argentina / Feb 17, 2001
Egypt / Sep 15, 2004 / European Film Festival
Serbia / Feb 28, 2010 / Belgrade Film Festival
Taiwan / Oct 11, 2019 / Kaohsiung Film Festival
Limited release
Philippines / Jul 02, 2003 / Manila
Kazakhstan / Jan 30, 2008
Theatrical release
Denmark / Sep 01, 2000 / 15
Finland / Sep 08, 2000
Norway / Sep 08, 2000 / 15
Sweden / Sep 08, 2000 / 15
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Ireland / Sep 15, 2000
United Kingdom / Sep 15, 2000 / 15
Iceland / Sep 22, 2000
Germany / Sep 28, 2000 / 12
Russia / Sep 28, 2000
Switzerland / Oct 05, 2000 / Deutschschweiz
Canada / Oct 06, 2000 / 14A
United States / Oct 06, 2000 / R
Belgium / Oct 11, 2000
France / Oct 18, 2000 / TP
Italy / Oct 18, 2000 / T
Brazil / Oct 20, 2000 / 12
Poland / Oct 20, 2000
Austria / Oct 26, 2000
Netherlands / Oct 26, 2000 / 16
Greece / Oct 27, 2000
Portugal / Oct 27, 2000
Spain / Oct 27, 2000 / 12 / ICAA 117900
Czechia / Nov 09, 2000 / 12+
Lithuania / Nov 17, 2000
Slovenia / Nov 23, 2000
Türkiye / Dec 01, 2000
Hong Kong / Dec 21, 2000
Japan / Dec 23, 2000 / R15+
Australia / Dec 28, 2000 / MA 15+
Hungary / Jan 11, 2001
South Korea / Feb 24, 2001 / 12
Israel / Mar 01, 2001
Argentina / Mar 08, 2001
Mexico / Mar 09, 2001
Estonia / Mar 11, 2001
New Zealand / Mar 22, 2001 / R13
Singapore / Apr 12, 2001
Uruguay / Jun 28, 2001
Peru / Oct 04, 2001
Romania / Oct 19, 2001
Slovakia / Feb 23, 2023
Physical media
United States / Mar 20, 2001 / R / DVD
Netherlands / May 15, 2001 / 16 / DVD
France / May 16, 2001 / DVD
Australia / May 28, 2001
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Mexico / Feb 01, 2002 / DVD Premiere
United Arab Emirates / Apr 06, 2020 / DVD Premiere
United Kingdom / Jun 09, 2025 / Curzon 25th Anniversary Blu-Ray Release
TV
Netherlands / Jul 13, 2007 / 16 / Nederland 2
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