Dancer in the Dark

In a world of shadows, she found the light of life.

Plot Summary

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

7.9 /10

2000

DK

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immigrant

blindness and impaired vision

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naivety

hereditary disease

robbery

court

musical

female friendship

murder

debt

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daydreaming

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