A heart-rending, emotionally explosive musical from acclaimed director Lars von Trier. Selma (Bjork) is a Czech immigrant, working in a factory in Washington State. Not only is Selma struggling to make ends meet, she is also trying to save up for an operation to cure her young son of the genetic disease that is gradually blinding her. Her only joy is the role of Maria in a local production of The Sound of Music...

Winner of the 2000 Palme d'Or, 'Dancer in the Dark' is an outstanding example cinema's power to entertain, to move, and to shock.