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Abstract / Summary

The young Dick lives in a poor American mining town in the southeastern part of the United States. By chance he comes into possession of a gun. When he experiences the weapon's power and possibilities, while he is a pacifist, he takes the initiative to form a club: "The Dandies". A brotherhood of arms, peace-loving peers and outsiders. They each have their personal, named pistol and in a number of rituals and secret rules they find renewed strength and community in a corner of an abandoned mine shaft. Only in the club can one display and use their guns. But rules are made to be broken ...

Field of Interest

Film

Accolades / Awards

Won 2005 Moscow International Film Festival, Silver St. George, Best Director, Nominated 2005 Moscow International Film Festival, Golden St. George, Nominated 2006 Robert Festival, Best Production Design, Nominated 2006 Robert Festival, Best Costume Design, Nominated 2006 Robert Festival, Best Original Score, Nominated 2005 World Soundtrack Award, Discovery of the Year

Copyright Message

Copyright © 2004 by Lars von Trier. Reproduced by permission of Zentropa Studios. All rights reserved.

Director

Thomas Vinterberg, 1969-

Content Type

Script

Format

Text

Sub Genre

Comedy, Crime, Drama

Original Publication Date

2004

Original Release Date

2004

Page Count

86

Performer

Jamie Bell, 1986-, Bill Pullman, 1953-, Michael Angarano, 1987-, Danso Gordon, 1979-, Alison Pill, 1985-

Producer

Sisse Graum Jørgensen, 1972-

Producer - Institution

Lucky Punch, Nimbus Film Productions, Zentropa Entertainments, Zentropa International Köln

Publication Year

2004

Publisher

Zentropa Entertainments

Place Published / Released

Hvidovre, Capital Region (Denmark)

Release Date

2004

Subject

Film, Music & Performing Arts, Literature & Language, 2000s, Firearms, Cliques and gangs, 2000s, Dick Dandelion, Krugsby, Freddie, Sebastian, Susan

Keywords and Translated Subjects

2000s