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Dogville

Summary: A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town she finds out that their support has a price.

Release Date: April 23, 2004

Genres: Crime, Drama

Director: Lars von Trier

Writer: Lars von Trier

Runtime: 2 h 58 min

MPAA: R

Distributor: Lions Gate Films, Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment

Countries: Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Finland, Norway, Italy

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 10,000,000

Domestic: $ 1,535,286

International: $ 15,155,331

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