Dancer in the Dark(2000)
In a world of shadows, she found the light of life.
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.
Movie: Dancer in the Dark
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Selma Jezkova
Kathy
Bill Houston
Jeff
Oldrich Novy
Linda Houston
Norman
Samuel
Brenda
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