The Idiots

Society is the mother of all Idiots.

Idioterne (1998)

Timing: 1:54 (114 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1998-04-28

Country

Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden

Production

Canal+, Zentropa Entertainments, RAI, ZDF/Arte, Liberator Productions, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, VPRO, CoBo Fonds, DR TV, La Sept Cinéma, SVT Drama, Argus Film Produktie, 3 Emme Cinematografica

Genre

Drama, Comedy

Budget

$2 500 000

Revenue

$7 235 000

Website

http://www.dogme95.dk/the_idiots/content/index.htm

Director

Lars von Trier

Actors

Bodil Jørgensen, Jens Albinus, Anne Louise Hassing, Troels Lyby, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Louise Mieritz, Henrik Prip, Luis Mesonero, , Trine Michelsen
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Scenario

Producer

Vibeke Windeløv, Erik Schut, Marianne Slot, Peter van Vogelpoel, Dag Alveberg, Svend Abrahamsen, Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Dag Alveberg, Svend Abrahamsen

Operator

Lars von Trier

Composer

Artist

Audition

Marie Louise Hedegaard, Rie Hedegaard

Editing

Molly Malene Stensgaard
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With his first Dogma-95 film director Lars von Trier opens up a completely new film platform. With a mix of home-video and documentary styles the film tells the story of a group of young people who have decided to get to know their “inner-idiots” and thus not only facing and breaking their outer appearance but also their inner.

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