Directed by:
Lars von TrierScreenplay:
Lars von TrierCinematography:
Robby MüllerComposer:
BjörkCast:
Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare, Joel Grey, Cara Seymour, Jean-Marc Barr, Vincent Paterson, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Željko Ivanek, Udo Kier (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Selma (Björk) is a Czech immigrant, a single mother working in a factory in rural America. Her salvation is her passion for music, specifically, the all-singing, all-dancing numbers found in classic Hollywood musicals. Selma harbours a sad secret: she is losing her eyesight and her son Gene stands to suffer the same fate if she can’t put away enough money to secure him an operation. When a desperate neighbour falsely accuses Selma of stealing his savings, the drama of her life escalates to a tragic finale. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Björk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269172_339a98.jpg)
Björk
Iceland
Best movies:
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham (2003) (video compilation)
Björk: Volumen (1999) (video compilation)
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
![Catherine Deneuve](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/329/162329750_4f8bf4.png)
Catherine Deneuve
France
Best movies:
Persepolis (2007)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
![David Morse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267644_6cfbdb.jpg)
David Morse
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
12 Monkeys (1995)
Le Rocher (1996)
![Peter Stormare](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/616/162616601_920021.jpg)
Peter Stormare
Sweden
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Fargo (1996)
![Joel Grey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390344_ff4d7e.jpg)
Joel Grey
USA
Best movies:
Cabaret (1972)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
A Christmas Carol (1999) (TV movie)
![Cara Seymour](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/494/161494903_d19232.jpg)
Cara Seymour
UK
Best movies:
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
The Music Never Stopped (2011)
![Jean-Marc Barr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267935_5c242b.jpg)
Jean-Marc Barr
West Germany
Best movies:
The Best of Blur (2000) (video compilation)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
The Big Blue (1988)
Vincent Paterson
Best movies:
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
![Siobhan Fallon Hogan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268938_4acf71.jpg)
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
Dogville (2003)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
![Željko Ivanek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275833_cbf538.jpg)
Željko Ivanek
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Dogville (2003)
![Udo Kier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269466_9b30ec.jpg)
Udo Kier
German Empire
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
![Jens Albinus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/657/161657492_77a424.jpg)
Jens Albinus
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
The Idiots (1998)
Reathel Bean
USA
Best movies:
Almost Famous (2000)
Box of Moon Light (1996)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Mette Berggreen
Best movies:
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Katrine Falkenberg
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Cashback (2006)
Noah Lazarus
Best movies:
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Return to Sender (2004)
John Martinus
Denmark
Best movies:
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Liaison royale (2012)
The Idiots (1998)
![Stellan Skarsgård](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/671/163671628_d25108.jpg)
Stellan Skarsgård
Sweden
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Le Destin de Will Hunting (1997)
Sean-Michael Smith
USA
Best movies:
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
![Paprika Steen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/691/161691210_1777a0.jpg)
Paprika Steen
Denmark
Best movies:
The Celebration (1998)
Adam's Apples (2005)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)