Dancer in the Dark
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, escaping life's troubles - even if just for a moment - by dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.
Drama, Crime, Music
Fine Line Features, Zentropa Entertainments, Danmarks Radio (DR), SVT Drama, Arte, Memfis Film, France 3 Cinéma, Angel films, TV 1000, Canal+, Constantin Film Produktion, Yleisradio (YLE), Arte France Cinéma, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Blind Spot Pictures Oy, Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO), Film4, Liberator Productions, Icelandic Film, Film i Väst, Pain Unlimited GmbH Filmproduktion, Trust Film Svenska, Cinematograph A/S, What Else? B.V, Filmek A/S, Lantia Cinema & Audiovisivi
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 as Brenda, Zeljko Ivanek as District Attorney, Udo Kier as Dr. Porkorny, Jens Albinus as Morty, Reathel Bean as Judge, Mette Berggreen as Receptionist, Lars Michael Dinesen as Defense Attorney, Katrine Falkenberg as Suzan, Michael Flessas as Angry Man, John Randolph Jones as Detective, Stellan Skarsgård as Doctor, Paprika Steen as Woman on Night Shift, Noah Lazarus as Officer of the Court / Dancer, John Martinus as Chairman / Dancer, Luke Reilly as New Defense Council, Sean-Michael Smith as Person in Doorway, Al Agami as Dancer, Anna Norberg as Dancer, Troels Asmussen as Dancer (uncredited), Caroline Sascha Cogez as Prison Guard - Serving Selma Jezkova's last meal (uncredited)