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Synopsis: Late one night, a beautiful and well-dressed young woman, Grace, arrives in the mountainous old mining town of Dogville as a fugitive; following the sound of gunshots in the distance which have been heard by Tom, the self-appointed moral spokesman for the town. Persuaded by Tom, the town agree to hide Grace, and in return she freely helps the locals. However, when the Sheriff from a neighbouring town posts a Missing notice, advertising a reward for revealing her whereabouts, the townsfolk require a better deal from Grace, in return for their silence; and when the Sheriff returns some weeks later with a Wanted poster, even though the citizens know her to be innocent of the false charges against her, the town's sense of goodness takes a sinister turn and the price of Grace's freedom becomes a workload and treatment akin to that of a slave. But Grace has a deadly secret that the townsfolk will eventually encounter.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Lars von Trier
Production: Lions Gate Films
  20 wins & 31 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Metacritic:
60
Rotten Tomatoes:
70%
R
Year:
2003
178 min
$1,498,177
Website
5,379 Views


and not merely a passing raccoon or fox.

as if the dog were standing face to face

with a force to be taken seriously.

Hey, Lady!

I wouldn't go up there if I were you.

I know the mountain well,

I doubt if I'd get away with my life.

It's a very nasty drop.

Is there another way?

Yeah.

Where?

Back down the way you came from.

Back down to Georgetown.

Why do you need to get out of the mountain?

Did you have anything to do

with those gunshots?

Help me, help me please.

You can hide in the mine,

in there!

Hey, where's this road headed to?

No where. It's a dead end.

If you want to pass, turn around,

go back by way of Georgetown.

This place... uh..

it's called Dogville.

Dogville? Well it figures,

it's a stupid name if I ever heard one.

Hey, we're looking for somebody...

Oh, really, who might that be?

My boss wants to talk to ya.

- Young man.

- Yes, sir.

I'm looking for a girl. She may have made

her way to your town in her confusion.

I don't want any harm to come to her.

You see, she's very precious to me.

Well sir, uh..

nobody's been through Dogville recently.

Moses would have barked.

He's very suspicious of strangers.

Ah ha.. That's very wise Moses.

Please take my card and if perhaps..

uh.. you see a stranger,

give me a call.

I am in a position to offer

a considerable reward.

Yes sir. Thank you.

uh.. say was it you that fired those shots?

Well they're gone.

You want to come out now?

You want a cup of coffee

before you go mountain-climbing?

That would be nice.

[Narrator] The beautiful fugitive's name was Grace.

She hadn't chosen Dogville from a map

or sought out the township for a visit,

yet Tom felt right away that she belonged.

Shall I take the bone?

[Narrator] She could have kept

her vulnerability to herself,

but she had elected to give herself up

to him at random.

As.. yes.. a gift.

"Generous, very generous",

thought Tom.

You want to eat?

You must be hungry?

I can't.

I don't deserve that bread!

I stole that bone.

I haven't stolen anything before.

So now, now I have to punish myself.

I was raised to be arrogant,

so I had to teach myself these things.

Well, it may be best for your education...

Grace, in this town in these times...

it is very impolite not to eat

what's set before you.

I'm so sorry.

Who were the men in the car?

Why would they want to hurt you?

The man in the back of the car,

he's the boss. I saw his face.

He gave me his telephone number,

told me to call if I saw you.

I'm sure he'd offered you a big reward

if you told him where I was.

Yeah.

Where's your family?

I don't have a family.

All I had was a father...

but those gangsters took him away from me.

What if I said you could stay here?

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Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier (born Lars Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter with a prolific and controversial career spanning almost four decades. His work is known for its genre and technical innovation; confrontational examination of existential, social, and political issues; and his treatment of subjects such as mercy, sacrifice, and mental health.Among his more than 100 awards and 200 nominations at film festivals worldwide, von Trier has received: the Palme d'Or (for Dancer in the Dark), the Grand Prix (for Breaking the Waves), the Prix du Jury (for Europa), and the Technical Grand Prize (for The Element of Crime and Europa) at the Cannes Film Festival. In March 2017, he began filming The House That Jack Built, an English-language serial killer thriller.Von Trier is the founder and shareholder of the international film production company Zentropa Films, which has sold more than 350 million tickets and garnered seven Academy Award nominations over the past 25 years. more…

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