Title Dancer in the Dark Overview 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. Tagline You don't need eyes to see. Genres Drama, Crime, Music Keywords individual, dancing, usa, robbery, factory worker, secret, factory, small town, dance, blindness and impaired vision, death penalty, immigrant, eye operation, eyesight, fantasy, naivety, self-abandonment, hereditary disease, loss of eyesight, czech, dying and death, van, friendship, murder, teacher, debt, execution, crime, police officer Production Companies Fine Line Features, Zentropa Entertainments, Danmarks Radio DR , SVT Drama, Arte, Memfis Film, France 3 Cinéma, Angel films, TV 1000, Canal+, Constantin Film Produktion, Yleisradio YLE , Arte France Cinéma, Westdeutscher Rundfunk WDR , Blind Spot Pictures Oy, Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep VPRO , Film4, Liberator Productions, Icelandic Film, Film i Väst, Pain Unlimited GmbH Filmproduktion, Trust Film Svenska, Cinematograph A S, What Else? B.V, Filmek A S, Lantia Cinema & Audiovisivi Production Countries Argentina, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 140 Release Year 2000
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 40 million USD