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Dogville (2003)

R 178 min  -  Drama  -   21 May 2003 (Belgium)
7.9
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Reviews: 569 user | 208 critic | 39 from Metacritic.com

A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado town. In exchange, she agrees to work for them. As a search visits town, she finds out that their support has a price. Yet her dangerous secret is never far away...

Director:

Lars von Trier
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicole Kidman ...
Harriet Andersson ...
Lauren Bacall ...
Jean-Marc Barr ...
The Man with the Big Hat
Paul Bettany ...
Blair Brown ...
Mrs. Henson
James Caan ...
Patricia Clarkson ...
Jeremy Davies ...
Bill Henson
Ben Gazzara ...
Jack McKay
Philip Baker Hall ...
Tom Edison Sr.
Thom Hoffman ...
Gangster
Siobhan Fallon ...
Martha (as Siobhan Fallon Hogan)
John Hurt ...
Narrator (voice)
Zeljko Ivanek ...
Ben
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Storyline

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. Written by Neil Hillman.  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Town | Secret | Fugitive | Sheriff | Poster  | See more »

Taglines:

A quiet little town not far from here.

Genres:

Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and sexual content See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

Denmark | Sweden | UK | France | Germany | Netherlands | Norway | Finland | Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Догвилль See more »

Box Office

Budget:

DKK 83,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€43,708 (Netherlands) (31 August 2003) (15 Screens)

Gross:

$8,604,712 (Worldwide) (14 December 2003) (except USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Nicole Kidman is said to have communicated very little with the rest of the team, apart from practical issues. However, she did invite the team for champagne and caviar and flew in Mexican chefs to cook for everyone. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Chuck takes the scarf from Grace's neck it shows up two shots later, then is gone again in next shot. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: This is the sad tale of the township of Dogville. Dogville was in the Rocky Mountains in the US of A, up here where the road came to its definitive end, near the entrance to the old abandoned silver mine. The residents of Dogville were good honest folks...
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Crazy Credits

An official Danish, Swedish, British, French, German and Dutch co-production in accordance with the 1992 European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Carreiras (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Young Americans"
Written and Performed by David Bowie
Courtesy of RZO Music, Inc.
Published by Chrysalis Music Limited / EMI Music Publishing Limited / RZO Music Limited See more »