Plot
Late one night, a beautiful and well-dressed young woman, Grace (Nicole Kidman), arrives in the mountainous old mining town of Dogville as a fugitive; following the sound of gunshots in the distance which have been heard by Tom (Paul Bettany), the self-appointed moral spokesman for the town. Persuaded by Tom, the town agree to hide Grace, and in return she freely helps the locals. However, when the Sheriff from a neighbouring town posts a Missing notice, advertising a reward for revealing her whereabouts, the townsfolk require a better deal from Grace, in return for their silence; and when the Sheriff returns some weeks later with a Wanted poster, even though the citizens know her to be innocent of the false charges against her, the town's sense of goodness takes a sinister turn and the price of Grace's freedom becomes a workload and treatment akin to that of a slave. But Grace has a deadly secret that the townsfolk will eventually encounter.
Written by
Lars von Trier
Directed by
Lars von Trier
Crew
Production Countries
Germany, Denmark, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Sweden
Production Companies
Pain Unlimited GmbH Filmproduktion, France 3 Cinéma, Slot Machine, Liberator Productions, Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS), Isabella Films B.V., DR, Something Else B.V., Sigma Films, Zoma Films Ltd., SVT, Memfis Film, WDR/Arte, Film i Väst, Edith Film Oy, Invicta Capital, 4 1/2, TV 2, Zentropa Entertainments, YLE, ARTE France Cinéma, Trollhättan Film
Languages
English
Awards
21 wins & 33 nominations total