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The Idiots
A group of perfectly intelligent young people decide to react to society's cult of aimless, non-creative and non-responsible form intellect by living together in a community of 'idiots'. Their primary activity becomes going out into the world of 'normal' people and pretending to be mentally incompetent. They take advantage of this situation to create anarchy, and, by every possible means, to make those around them miserable.
1998 · Directed by Lars von Trier · 110 min · Comedy · Drama · 9 frames
Tagline
Take a long ride on the short bus.
Crew
- Screenplay: Lars von Trier
- Cinematography: Lars von Trier
- Edited by: Molly Malene Stensgaard
- Produced by: Vibeke Windeløv, Svend Abrahamsen, Dag Alveberg
Cast
- Bodil Jørgensen as Karen
- Jens Albinus as Stoffer
- Anne Louise Hassing as Susanne
- Troels Lyby as Henrik
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Jeppe
- Louise Mieritz as Josephine
- Henrik Prip as Ped
- Luis Mesonero as Miguel
- Trine Michelsen as Nana
- Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis as Katrine
Production
- Country: Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Sweden
- Language: Danish
- Studios: Zentropa Entertainments, DR TV, La Sept Cinéma, Liberator Productions
- Budget: $2,500,000
- Box office: $7,200
- Themes: mentally disabled, staging, normality, freedom, lifestyle, commune, test of courage, idiot, publicity, social control
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