The Idiots (Idioterne) 26 years old
Society is the mother of all Idiots.
With his first Dogma-95 film director Lars von Trier opens up a completely new film platform. With a mix of home-video and documentary styles the film tells the story of 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.
Credits
The Idiots Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Henrik Prip He was 38, now 64 years old | as Ped |
| Jan Elle He was 46, now 72 years old | as Waiter |
| Nikolaj Lie Kaas He was 24, now 51 years old | as Jeppe |
| Trine Michelsen She was 32, 42 years old when she died | as Nana |
| Lotte Munk She was 28, now 55 years old | as Karen's Sister Britta |
| Troels Lyby He was 31, now 58 years old | as Henrik |
| Erno Müller He was 81, 88 years old when he died | as Karen's Grandfather |
| Hans Henrik Clemensen He was 49, now 76 years old | as Karen's Husband Anders |
| Claus Strandberg He was 49, 56 years old when he died | as Guide at Factory |
| Jens Jørn Spottag He was 40, now 67 years old | as Boss at Advertising Agency |
| Luis Mesonero | as Miguel |
| Anne Louise Hassing She was 30, now 57 years old | as Susanne |
| Bodil Jørgensen She was 36, now 63 years old | as Karen |
| Christian Friis | as Rocker #3 |
| Erik Wedersøe He was 59, 73 years old when he died | as Stoffer's Uncle Svend |
| Paprika Steen She was 33, now 60 years old | as High Class Lady |
| Marina Bouras She was 28, now 54 years old | as Axel's Wife |
| Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis She was 32, now 59 years old | as Katrine |
| Louise Mieritz She was 26, now 53 years old | as Josephine |
| Lone Lindorff She was 60, now 87 years old | as Karen's Mother |
| Anders Hove He was 42, 22 years old when he died | as Josephine's Father |
| Kirsten Vaupel She was 53, now 80 years old | |
| Regitze Estrup She was 23, now 50 years old | as Karen's Sister Louise |
| Lillian Tillegreen She was 72, 76 years old when she died | |
| John Martinus He was 58, 77 years old when he died | as Man in Morning-Jacket |
| Ewald Larsen | as Rocker #2 |
| Julie Wieth She was 37, now 64 years old | |
| Knud Romer Jørgensen He was 38, now 64 years old | as Axel |
| Louise B. Clausen | as Rocker Girl Linda |
| Birgit Conradi She was 58, now 85 years old | |
| Lars Bjarke He was 30, now 57 years old | as Rocker #1 |
| Michael Moritzen He was 43, now 70 years old | as Man from Municipality |
| Jens Albinus He was 33, now 59 years old | as Stoffer |
The Idiots Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Per Streit as Sound Designer. | Sound |
| Marie Louise Hedegaard as Casting. | Production |
| Dag Alveberg as Executive Producer. He was 46 (59) years old when He died | Production |
| Svend Abrahamsen as Executive Producer. He was 50 (now 77) years old | Production |
| Erik Schut as Producer. | Production |
| Peter van Vogelpoel as Producer. | Production |
| Casper Holm as Director of Photography. | Camera |
| Jesper Jargil as Director of Photography. He was 53 (now 79) years old | Camera |
| Kristoffer Nyholm as Director of Photography. He was 46 (now 73) years old | Camera |
| Molly Malene Stensgaard as Editor. She was 32 (now 58) years old | Editing |
| Kristian Eidnes Andersen as Sound Engineer. He was 31 (now 58) years old | Sound |
| Johan Winbladh as Sound Engineer. | Sound |
| Vibeke Windeløv as Producer. She was 47 (now 74) years old | Production |
The Idiots (26 years)
Society is the mother of all Idiots.
- Release day: Tuesday, April 28, 1998
- Runtime: 117 minutes
- Budget: 2500000.00
- Revenue: 7235.00