Apr 28, 1998
114 min
Full-HD

The Idiots (1998)

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.

Category

Comedy Drama

Country

Denmark France Germany Netherlands

Companies

Zentropa Entertainments DR TV La Sept Cinéma Liberator Productions VPRO Argus Film Produktie ZDF/Arte

Bodil Jørgensen

Karen

Jens Albinus

Stoffer

Anne Louise Hassing

Susanne

Troels Lyby

Henrik

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Jeppe

Louise Mieritz

Josephine

Henrik Prip

Ped

Luis Mesonero

Miguel

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