SummaryAt a home in a Copenhagen suburb, a group of people get together to break all the limitations and to bring out the inner idiots in themselves.
Directed By:Lars von Trier
Written By:Lars von Trier
The Idiots
Metascore
Mixed or Average
48
User score
Generally Favorable
7.2
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
48
41% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
41% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
18% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
80
With shocking humor and surprising grace, Von Trier creates something unique and memorable.
72
Shot on location, handheld camera, available light, no props, no music, no filters, etc. We may wonder, "What are we doing here?" But we won't look away.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.2
65% Positive
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
30% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
5% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Oct 26, 2022
10
Through the first watch the beginning part of the film can be quite annoying though the further you get the greater it gets and the finale - touching and **** Trier is a master.
Nov 9, 2022
9
Es kostet schon etwas Überwindung, sich zwei Stunden lang dieser Dogma 95-Kacke (sorry, not sorry) auszuliefern. Doch so froh ich über von Triers Abkehr von seinem eigenen Manifest in den letzten Jahren bin, so wundervoll ist doch "Idioten". Die Geschichte ist simpel: Eine Gruppe junger Menschen tut so als wäre sie geistig eingeschränkt. Fertig. Die Zwischen- und Untertöne, die sich aus diesem Setup ergeben sind allerdings erstaunlich feinsinnig (beste Szene: die potenzielle Käuferin des Hauses). Mehrfach hält der Film dem Publikum den Spiegel vor und viele Dinge, die in diesem Film gesagt werden, habe ich genauso während meiner Zeit bei der Lebenshilfe erlebt. Der Film funktioniert also auf mehreren Ebenen, ist erstaunlich lustig und einfühlsam, provoziert genau im richtigen Maß und spricht sehr verschiedene Wahrheiten für unterschiedliche Teile des Publikums aus. Ein bisschen zu lang ist er trotzdem.
63
It's interesting - in its own let-it-all-hang-out, shaky-camera way.
60
The Idiots works as a situationist provocation about a situationist provocation, though claiming the sentimental high ground at the end. As ever, von Trier gets points for his sheer chutzpah.
50
The group's intent is not to insult those physically or mentally challenged in any manner of degree but, rather, to disturb middle-class types as much as they possibly can.
42
Von Trier is far more hypocritical than his straw-figure characters, and he's simply too cynical and insincere to be provocative.
10
Has nothing on its mind besides the squirming discomfort of its audience, the achievement of which it holds up as a brave political accomplishment.
Nov 3, 2021
7
This is probabily the last and probabily the weakest movie of the "good heart thrilogy" but it is such a good movie. I think that this movie has been a little bit underrated.
Dec 23, 2020
6
No puedo decir que es una mala película, porque no lo es, está bien ejecutada a nivel técnico y actoral según su propio estándar, pero yo la sentí cínica y burlesca.
Production Company:
- Zentropa Entertainments
- Danmarks Radio (DR)
- Liberator Productions
- La Sept Cinéma
- Argus Film Produktie
- Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO)
- ZDF/Arte
- Nordisk Film & TV-Fond
- CoBo Fonds
- SVT Drama
- Canal+
- Rai Cinemafiction
- 3 Emme Cinematografica
Release Date:Apr 28, 2000
Duration:1 h 57 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Society is the mother of all Idiots
Awards
Bodil Awards
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Danish Film Awards (Robert)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
BFI London Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
