- HD 1080
- Runtime: 140m.
- Status: Released
- 1
- Languages: en
- Country: Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
- Director: Lars von Trier
- Stars: Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare, Joel Grey
- keywords: factory worker, dying and death, individual, immigrant, blindness and impaired vision, dancing, eye operation, small town, naivety, hereditary disease, robbery, court, musical, female friendship, murder, debt, execution, police officer, trailer, daydreaming, coping mechanisms, mother son relationship
- Production_studio: Zentropa Entertainments, DR, SVT Drama, ARTE, France 3 Cinéma, Blind Spot Pictures, Liberator Productions, Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Pain Unlimited Filmproduktion, Trust Film Svenska, Cinematograph, What Else?, ARTE France Cinéma, Film i Väst, WDR
- Slogan: You don't need eyes to see.
- The Dancer in the Dark is featured in the top rankings of 2000
- #7 in Top Drama Movies of 2000
- #2 in Top Crime Movies of 2000
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, escaping life's troubles - even if just for a moment - by dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.