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.
| Title | The Idiots |
|---|---|
| Year | 1998 |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands |
| Studio | Zentropa Entertainments, DR TV, La Sept Cinéma, Liberator Productions, VPRO, Argus Film Produktie, ZDF/Arte |
| Cast | Bodil Jørgensen, Jens Albinus, Anne Louise Hassing, Troels Lyby, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Louise Mieritz |
| Crew | Lars von Trier (Director), Lars von Trier (Screenplay), Vibeke Windeløv (Producer), Peter Aalbæk Jensen (Executive Producer), Lars von Trier (Director of Photography), Molly Malene Stensgaard (Editor) |
| Keyword | mentally disabled, staging, normality, freedom, lifestyle, commune, test of courage, idiot, publicity, social control, mockery, simulation, bodily disabled person, psychology, coercion, found footage, dogme 95, semi-erect penis, erect penis |
| Release | Apr 28, 1998 |
| Runtime | 114 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 6.50 / 10 by 563 users |
| Popularity | 15 |
| Budget | 2,500,000 |
| Revenue | 7,200 |
| Language | Dansk |
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