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A mix of home-video and documentary styles about 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.

Released

1998-04-28
Revenue

$7,200
Budget

$2,500,000
Runtime

1hr 54m
Genre

Comedy, Drama
Status

Released
Language

Dansk
6.7
Production

Zentropa Entertainments, DR TV, La Sept Cinéma, Liberator Productions, VPRO, Argus Film Produktie, ZDF/Arte

Crew

Lars von Trier

Director

Lars von Trier

Screenplay

Vibeke Windeløv

Producer

Keywords:

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Cast

Bodil Jørgensen

Karen

Jens Albinus

Stoffer

Anne Louise Hassing

Susanne

Troels Lyby

Henrik

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Jeppe

Louise Mieritz

Josephine

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Ped

Luis Mesonero

Miguel

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Nana

Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis

Katrine

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High Class Lady

Erik Wedersøe

Stoffer's Uncle

Michael Moritzen

Man from Municipality

Anders Hove

Josephine's Father

Jan Elle

Waiter

Claus Strandberg

Guide at Factory

Jens Jørn Spottag

Boss at Advertising Agency

John Martinus

Man in Morning-Jacket

Lars Bjarke

Rocker #1

Ewald Larsen

Rocker #2

Christian Friis

Rocker #3

Hans Henrik Clemensen

Karen's Husband - Anders

Lone Lindorff

Karen's Mother

Erno Müller

Karen's Grandfather

Regitze Estrup

Karen's Sister - Louise

Lotte Munk

Karen's Sister - Britta

Marina Bouras

Axel's Wife

Julie Wieth

Woman with 2 Kids

Kirsten Vaupel

Art Class Lady #1

Lillian Tillegreen

Art Class Lady #2

Birgit Conradi

Art Class Lady #3

Peter Frøge

Man in the Swimmingpool

Albert Wichmann

High Class Man

Ditlev Weddelsborg

Severin at Advertising Agency

Jesper Sønderaas

Svendsen at Advertising Agency

Svend Erik Plannthin

Mongoloid

Torben Meyrowitsch

Mongoloid

Lis Bente Petersen

Mongoloid

Palle Lorentz Emiliussen

Mongoloid

Axel Schmidt

Mongoloid

Iris Albøge

Qualified Carer

Lars von Trier

Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)

Louise Clausen

Rocker Girl

Knud Romer

Axel

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Reviews for The Idiots

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-08-25

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 ... read more

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A Review by CinemaSerf

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 Cop...