The Idiots

The Idiots

Take a long ride on the short bus.

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Release Date

4/28/1998

Runtime

114 mins

Overview

A group of perfectly intelligent young people decide to react to society's cult of aimless, non-creative and non-responsible form intellect by living together in a community of 'idiots'. Their primary activity becomes going out into the world of 'normal' people and pretending to be mentally incompetent. They take advantage of this situation to create anarchy, and, by every possible means, to make those around them miserable.

Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Budget

$2,500,000

Revenue

$7,200

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A deliberately provocative experiment in pushing social boundaries where a commune of young people act out intellectually disabled behavior to shed societal constraints. It's confrontational, chaotic, and designed to make you squirm, a Dogme 95 provocation that asks uncomfortable questions about normalcy and authenticity.

Mood

AbsurdDefiantPlayful

Themes

FreedomIdentityComing apart

Tone

Satirical

Pacing

Steady

Look

HandheldDocumentary-like

Structure

Ensemble

Heads up

Sexual content

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