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Dogville

A quiet little town not far from here.

7.7(2,807)20032h 58m10

A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.

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Status
Released
Budget
$10M
Box office
$16.7M
Language
English
Part of USA: Land of Opportunities Collection · 2 films
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Produced in

Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, Norway, Italy

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereTelluride Film Festival29 Aug 2003
    • PremiereNew York Film Festival3 Oct 2003
    • PremiereIndianapolis International Film Festival7 Mar 2004
    • PremiereSouth by Southwest Film Festival15 Mar 2004
    • Theatrical (limited)R26 Mar 2004
    • TheatricalR23 Apr 2004
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereBFI London Film Festival26 Oct 2003
    • Theatrical1513 Feb 2004
    • Theatrical15Re-release11 Aug 2023
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival7 Sept 2003
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical2 Oct 2003
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical31 Oct 2003
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical21 May 2003
  • BrazilBR

    • PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival4 Oct 2003
    • Theatrical (limited)1616 Jan 2004
    • Theatrical1623 Jan 2004
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical21 Nov 2003
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PremiereKarlovy Vary International Film Festival10 Jun 2003
    • Theatrical12+1 Apr 2004
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical114 Jun 2003
    • PremiereCopenhagen International Film Festival1 Aug 2003
  • EstoniaEE

    • PremiereBlack Nights Film Festival1 Dec 2003
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical26 Sept 2003

Frequently asked questions

Dogville was released on 21 May 2003.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    4/5/2020

    9/10

    Rapists and murders may be the victims according to you, but I, I call them dogs. And if they're lapping up their own vomit, the only way to stop them is with a lash. A sparse soundstage is stylishly utilized to create a minimalist small-town setting in which a mysterious woman named Grace (Nicole Kidman) hides from the criminals who pursue her. The town locals at first decide to shield Grace, and in return she o…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    8/25/2023

    7/10

    I reckon this is my favourite Lars Von Trier film. Set amidst some eerily basic staging purporting to be an hick American town, we see the arrival of "Grace" (Nicole Kidman). Now she is attired in furs and lace and is clearly on the run from something, or someone. Shortly after, some hoods turn up in the town and leave a card in case she ever shows up... The townsfolk are ostensibly nice enough - if rather an eclecti…

  • B

    badelf

    11/19/2023

    10/10

    SPOILERS On my second watch of this film, I am now convinced that Von Trier is the Ingmar Bergman of the 20th century. No other director today digs so profoundly into the human soul, or in such a creative way. And no other director has been so daring with visual translation. On this watching of Dogville, it finally hit me that this story is the life story of a woman in an abusive relationship. Maybe inspired in…

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