- StatusReleased
- Release Date2000-09-01
- Runtime140 minutes
- TaglineIn a world of shadows, she found the light of life.
- Revenue40,061,153$
- GenreDrama, Crime
- Production
CompaniesZentropa Entertainments, DR, SVT Drama, ARTE, France 3 Cinéma, Blind Spot Pictures, Liberator Productions, Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Pain Unlimited Filmproduktion, Trust Film Svenska, Cinematograph, What Else?, ARTE France Cinéma, Film i Väst, WDR - Budget12,500,000$
Movie Overview
A Czech immigrant in 1960s America escapes into musicals while working long hours in poverty. Struggling with hereditary blindness, she is determined to secure her son’s future and will sacrifice everything to ensure he receives the operation that could spare him from her fate.
Casts
Björk
Catherine Deneuve
David Morse
Peter Stormare
Joel Grey
Cara Seymour
Jean-Marc Barr
Vincent Paterson
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Zeljko Ivanek
Udo Kier
Jens Albinus
Reathel Bean
Mette Berggreen
Katrine Falkenberg
John Randolph Jones
John Martinus
Luke Reilly
Stellan Skarsgård
Paprika Steen
Al Agami
Britt Bendixen
