Synopsis
Selma is a Czech immigrant, a single mother working in a factory in rural America. Her salvation is passion for music, specifically, the all-singing, all-dancing numbers found in classic Hollywood musicals. Selma harbors a sad secret: she is losing her eyesight and her son Gene stands to suffer the same fate if she can’t put away enough money to secure him an operation. When a desperate neighbor falsely accuses Selma of stealing his savings, the drama of her life escalates to a tragic finale.
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Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $12,500,000 |
| South Korea Releases: | February 24th, 2001 (Wide) July 10th, 2024 (Limited), released as Dancer in the Dark (어둠속의 댄서) |
| MPAA Rating: | R for some violence |
| Running Time: | 140 minutes |
| Keywords: | Musical Drama, Immigration, Poverty, Blindness, Single Parent, Fantasy Sequence, Wrongfully Convicted, Death Row |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Musical |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production Countries: | Argentina, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, Province of China, United Kingdom |
| Languages: | Czech, English, German |