171 mins
8.6 / 10 (21636)
30

Synopsis

In Depression-era America, a beautiful fugitive named Grace arrives at a small town in the Rocky Mountains on the run from the mob. Offering to work in exchange for asylum, Grace is welcomed in by the locals. But as they come to expect more favors from her, Grace hides a dangerous secret from them.

MUBI's take

One part Brechtian experiment, and one part send up of America, Lars von Trier imported English language stars (including Nicole Kidman) and staged a 1930s gangsters’ tale in a studio stripped of all realism but blistered with turmoil. You’ve never seen anything like this!