Dogville
Denmark, 2003
178 MIN
Drama
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Harriet Andersson, Lauren Bascall
Directed by: Lars Von Trier
Danish with English Subtitle
Nominated Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival, 2003
Won Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2005

The beautiful fugitive, Grace (Nicole Kidman), arrives in the isolated township of Dogville on the run from a team of gangsters. With some encouragement from Tom (Paul Bettany), the self-appointed town spokesman, the little community agrees to hide her and in return, Grace agrees to work for them. However, when a search sets in, the people of Dogville demand a better deal in exchange for the risk of harbouring poor Grace and she learns the hard way that in this town, goodness is relative. But Grace has a secret and it is a dangerous one. Dogville may regret it ever began to bare its teeth...