Dancer in the Dark
2000 · 2h 20m · 7.8
Drama, Crime
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her young son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life becomes increasingly difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.
Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare, Joel Grey, Cara Seymour, Vladica Kostic, Jean-Marc Barr, Vincent Paterson, Siobhan Fallon Hogan
factory worker, individual, immigrant, blindness and impaired vision, dancing, eye operation, small town, naivety, hereditary disease, robbery, court, musical, female friendship, murder, debt, police officer, trailer, daydreaming, mother son relationship, bitter
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