Dogville

– A barren soundstage is stylishly utilized to create a minimalist small-town setting in which a myste..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.00 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 58 Minutes
Release Year:
2003
Dogville (2003)

A barren soundstage is stylishly utilized to create a minimalist small-town setting in which a mysterious woman named Grace hides from the criminals who pursue her. The town is two-faced and offers to harbor Grace as long as she can make it worth their effort, so Grace works hard under the employ of various townspeople to win their favor. Tensions flare, however, and Grace's status as a helpless outsider provokes vicious contempt and abuse from the citizens of Dogville.

Dogville (2003) - Trailer

Release Date:

23 Apr 2004

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Lars von Trier

Writer:

Lars von Trier

Main Actors:

Nicole Kidman, Harriet Andersson, Lauren Bacall, Jean-Marc Barr

Plot:

Late one night, a beautiful and well-dressed young woman, Grace, arrives in the mountainous old mining town of Dogville as a fugitive; following the sound of gunshots in the distance which have been heard by Tom, the self-appointed moral spokesman for the town. Persuaded by Tom, the town agree to hide Grace, and in return she freely helps the locals. However, when the Sheriff from a neighbouring town posts a Missing notice, advertising a reward for revealing her whereabouts, the townsfolk require a better deal from Grace, in return for their silence; and when the Sheriff returns some weeks later with a Wanted poster, even though the citizens know her to be innocent of the false charges against her, the town's sense of goodness takes a sinister turn and the price of Grace's freedom becomes a workload and treatment akin to that of a slave. But Grace has a deadly secret that the townsfolk will eventually encounter.

Awards:

20 wins & 31 nominations.

Gross profit:

$1,498,177

Production:

Lions Gate Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
70%
Metacritic:
60%