Summaries

The group of people gather at the house in Copenhagen suburb to break all the limitations and to bring out the "inner idiot" in themselves.

A group of perfectly intelligent young people decide to react to society's cult of aimless, non-creative and non-responsible form intellect by living together in a community of "idiots". Their main activity becomes going out into the world of "normal" people and pretending to be mentally retarded. They take advantage of this situation to create anarchy everywhere they go and try by every possible means to make people annoyed, disturbed, miserable, ridiculous, angered, and shocked. The film starts as they recruit a new lost soul and introduce her to their megalomaniac leader.—Matthieu Navarro

Details

Keywords
  • explicit sex
  • community
  • stupidity
  • experimental film
  • mental illness
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date May 19, 1998
Countries of origin Germany Italy Netherlands France Denmark Sweden
Official sites Dogme 95 collective
Language Danish
Filming locations Denmark
Production companies Zentropa Entertainments Danmarks Radio (DR) Liberator Productions

Box office

Budget $2500000
Gross worldwide $2804

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 57m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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