Dogville

May 21, 2003

2h 58m

★ 7.8

A quiet little town not far from here.

Overview

When beautiful young Grace arrives in the isolated township of Dogville, the small community agrees to hide her from a gang of ruthless gangsters, and, in return, Grace agrees to do odd jobs for the townspeople.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Zentropa Entertainments

Isabella Films B.V.

Something Else B.V.

Memfis Film

Trollhättan Film

Pain Unlimited Filmproduktion

Sigma Films

Zoma Films

Slot Machine

Liberator Productions

Film i Väst

ARTE France Cinéma

France 3 Cinéma

WDR/Arte

SVT

NPS

YLE

Norsk TV2 AS

Edith Film

Spillefilmselskapet 4 1/2

Fjeldabe Films AS

Invicta Capital

TV 1000 Sverige

Dogville Trailers

Cast

Grace Margaret Mulligan

Nicole Kidman

Tom Edison

Paul Bettany

Narrator (voice)

John Hurt

Chuck

Stellan Skarsgård

Tom Edison Sr.

Philip Baker Hall

Vera

Patricia Clarkson

Jack McKay

Ben Gazzara

Liz Henson

Chloë Sevigny

Martha

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

The Big Man

James Caan

Mrs. Henson

Blair Brown

Ben

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