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The Idiots

Original title: Idioterne

“Take a long ride on the short bus.”

1998 · 1 h 57 min
Directed by Lars von Trier · Denmark · Contemporary European Art Cinema
ComedyDrama

Cast

Bodil Jørgensen Jens Albinus Anne Louise Hassing Louise Mieritz

Credits

Editing: Molly Malene Stensgaard
Produced by: Vibeke Windeløv

Plot

A group pretends to be mentally disabled.

Sinekatalog’s take

Lars von Trier's Dogme 95 provocation follows a group faking disability to shock society. Raw and deliberately uncomfortable, it is a divisive test of taste, with a surprisingly moving final scene.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (36,442 votes)
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