The Idiots

Idioterne, feature film, humorous drama, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Italy, 1998

DIRECTED BY: Lars Von Trier

The Idiots

CAST:
Bodil Jørgensen (Karen),
Jens Albinus (Stoffer),
Anne Louise Hassing (Susanne),
Troels Lyby (Henrik),
Nikolaj Lie Kaas (Jeppe)

SCRIPT:
Lars Von Trier

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Lars Von Trier

EDITING:
Molly Malene Stensgaard

Synopsis:

A group of young people decide “to settle the score” with the society in an original way. Even though they are all perfectly healthy and intelligent, they start acting mentally handicapped in public. What they regard as their therapy or so-called spazzing, causes bother and discomfort to others in their vicinity. Most prominent among them Stoffer, and after one outing, they are joined by Karen. Problems arise when they have to start playing idiots around their families as well…

color, 117'

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