Dancer in the Dark

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

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Drama
Crime

Overview

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.

Keywords

mother son relationship
murder
dying and death
court
small town
robbery
musical
dancing
factory worker
immigrant
execution
individual
police officer
female friendship
daydreaming
blindness and impaired vision
debt
eye operation
naivety
hereditary disease
trailer
coping mechanisms
bitter

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 1, 2000
Original language: English
Spoken languages: english
Countries: Argentina, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Canal+,Film4 Productions,France 3 Cinéma,Constantin Film,Film i Väst,Zentropa Entertainments,DR,WDR,ARTE,Memfis Film,Liberator Productions,ARTE France Cinéma,YLE,Pain Unlimited GmbH Filmproduktion,Fine Line Features,Lantia Cinema & Audiovisivi,SVT Drama,Angel films,Blind Spot Pictures,Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan,Trust Film Svenska,Cinematograph A/S,What Else? B.V,Filmek A/S,TV 1000 Sverige,VPRO,Cinematograph,Pain Unlimited Filmproduktion,What Else?,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
Budget: $12,500,000
Revenue: $40,061,153
IMDb: tt0168629