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Manderlay (2005)

NOT_RATED  139 min  -  Drama   -  3 June 2005 (Denmark)
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A story of slavery, set in the 1930s American South.

Director:

Lars von Trier
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bryce Dallas Howard ...
Isaach De Bankolé ...
Danny Glover ...
Willem Dafoe ...
Michaël Abiteboul ...
Thomas
Lauren Bacall ...
Mam
Jean-Marc Barr ...
Mr. Robinsson
Geoffrey Bateman Geoffrey Bateman ...
Bertie
Virgile Bramly ...
Edward
Ruben Brinkman Ruben Brinkman ...
Bingo
Doña Croll Doña Croll ...
Venus (as Dona Croll)
Jeremy Davies ...
Niels
Llewella Gideon Llewella Gideon ...
Victoria
Mona Hammond Mona Hammond ...
Old Wilma
Ginny Holder Ginny Holder ...
Elisabeth
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Storyline

After gangster Mulligan's cars colony, fleeing northern justice, finds a hiding place in Alabama, spoiled, naive daughter Grace refuses to travel on after seeing the Manderlay cotton plantation being run under slavery rules, called Mam's law, inclusive flogging. She keeps half of dad's goons as guard to force the dying matriarch-owner's heirs, which she shamelessly dispossesses and reduces to 'staff', to taste destitution under absurd, gun-imposed contracts. The 'slaves' are made free partners, supposed to vote for progress after lessons from Grace. But almost all her democracy-pupils prove fickle, dumb and selfish, except old Willem. Her and their ignorance in Southern planting and crafty Dixie ways means more problems are created then solved. By the time dad returns to pick her up or abandon her for good, she's the one who has learned and changed the most. Written by KGF Vissers  

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Plot Keywords:

Slavery | Gangster | Cotton | Plantation | USA  | See more »

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A case of mistaken identity See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

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

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Мандерлей See more »

Filming Locations:

Denmark See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$14,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€11,766 (Netherlands) (4 September 2005) (13 Screens)

Gross:

$547,479 (Worldwide) (21 April 2006)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Nicole Kidman was replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard, whose father, Ron Howard directed Kidman in Far and Away. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: It was in the year of 1933, when Grace and her father were heading southward with their army of gangsters.
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Crazy Credits

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

Connections

Featured in To Each His Own Cinema (2007) 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 »