Dancer in the Dark (2000)

1964 in small town Washington state. Selma Jezková, a Czechoslovakian immigrant, and her preteen son Gene live in a rented trailer owned by and on the property of married Bill and Linda Houston, he the town sheriff. Beyond Bill and Linda, Selma has a small group of friends who look out for her, including her primary confidante, Kathy, with who she works, and Jeff who wants to be her boyfriend. Jeff regularly waits outside Selma's workplace long before the end of her shift to drive her home, despite she always refusing in not wanting to lead him on. Her primary job is working on the Anderson Tool factory assembly line, but she does whatever she can to earn money. What only Kathy knows among Selma's friends is that she is slowly going blind, her medical condition being genetic. Selma is barely able to see, just enough to do her job. Her primary reason for moving to the US and for working all the time is to earn enough money for an operation for Gene when he turns thirteen, he who ...

year:2000

actor:BjörkCatherine Deneuve

director:Lars von Trier

writer:Lars von Trier

genre:CrimeDramaMusical

country:DenmarkSpainGermanyNetherlandsItalyUSAUKFranceSwedenFinlandIcelandNorway

language:EnglishGermanCzech

Duration:2h 20min

Release:2000-10-06

IMDb:8