The Idiots poster

The Idiots( 1998)

TV-MAComedyDrama
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Society is the mother of all Idiots.

Overview

With his first Dogma-95 film director Lars von Trier opens up a completely new film platform. With a mix of home-video and documentary styles the film tells the story of a group of young people who have decided to get to know their “inner-idiots” and thus not only facing and breaking their outer appearance but also their inner.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Bodil Jørgensen

      Karen

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      Jens Albinus

      Stoffer

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      Anne Louise Hassing

      Susanne

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      Troels Lyby

      Henrik

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      Nikolaj Lie Kaas

      Jeppe

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      Louise Mieritz

      Josephine

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      Henrik Prip

      Ped

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      Luis Mesonero

      Miguel

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      Knud Romer Jørgensen

      Axel

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      Trine Michelsen

      Nana

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      Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis

      Katrine

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      Paprika Steen

      High Class Lady

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      Erik Wedersøe

      Stoffer's Uncle

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      Michael Moritzen

      Man from Municipality

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      Anders Hove

      Josephine's Father

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      Jan Elle

      Waiter

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      Claus Strandberg

      Guide at Factory

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      Jens Jørn Spottag

      Boss at Advertising Agency

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      John Martinus

      Man in Morning-Jacket

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      Lars Bjarke

      Rocker #1

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      Ewald Larsen

      Rocker #2

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      Christian Friis

      Rocker #3

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      Hans Henrik Clemensen

      Karen's Husband - Anders

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      Lone Lindorff

      Karen's Mother

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      Erno Müller

      Karen's Grandfather

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      Regitze Estrup

      Karen's Sister - Louise

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      Lotte Munk

      Karen's Sister - Britta

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      Marina Bouras

      Axel's Wife

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      Julie Wieth

      Woman with 2 Kids

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      Kirsten Vaupel

      Art Class Lady #1

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      Lillian Tillegreen

      Art Class Lady #2

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      Birgit Conradi

      Art Class Lady #3

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      Peter Frøge

      Man in the Swimmingpool

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      Albert Wichmann

      High Class Man

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      Ditlev Weddelsborg

      Severin at Advertising Agency

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      Jesper Sønderaas

      Svendsen at Advertising Agency

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      Svend Erik Plannthin

      Mongoloid

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      Torben Meyrowitsch

      Mongoloid

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      Lis Bente Petersen

      Mongoloid

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      Palle Lorentz Emiliussen

      Mongoloid

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      Axel Schmidt

      Mongoloid

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      Iris Albøge

      Qualified Carer

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      Lars von Trier

      Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)

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      Louise Clausen

      Rocker Girl

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Aug 25 2023
    I'm really not one for surreal cinema, so after the first ten minutes of this I was starting to dread it. Well, I didn't. It's really quite a fun observational drama that follows a disparate group of friends who live on the outskirts of Copenhagen in an house that their leader "Stoffer" (Jens Albinus) is supposed to be selling. They survive on a diet of eating, drinking, getting stoned and shagged but mostly by implementing scamming scenarios in which they all pretend - to varying degrees - to be, well, idiots! It proves quite a successful ploy for getting free meals, cash - they play well on t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    2500000.00

    Revenue

    7200.00

    Keywords

    • mentally disabled
    • staging
    • normality
    • freedom
    • lifestyle
    • commune
    • test of courage
    • idiot
    • publicity
    • social control
    • mockery
    • simulation
    • bodily disabled person
    • psychology
    • coercion
    • found footage
    • dogme 95
    • semi-erect penis
    • erect penis