Dancer in the Dark (2000)

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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 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.

• Released: 2000-09-01
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Runtime: 2h 20m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 2,076 votes

Directed by Lars von Trier.

Top cast

• Björk as Selma Jezkova
• Catherine Deneuve as Kathy
• David Morse as Bill Houston
• Peter Stormare as Jeff
• Joel Grey as Oldrich Novy
• Cara Seymour as Linda Houston
• Vladica Kostic as Gene Jezkova
• Jean-Marc Barr as Norman
• Vincent Paterson as Samuel
• Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Brenda

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Dancer in the Dark

• United States: stream on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, Curzon Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Curzon Home Cinema, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: stream on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
• Canada: stream on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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