Dancer in the Dark

“Dancer in the Dark,” directed by Lars von Trier, follows the story of Selma, a Czech immigrant and single mother working in a factory in rural America, who is slowly losing her eyesight due to a genetic condition. As she struggles to save money for her son’s eye surgery to prevent him from suffering the same fate, Selma finds solace in her love for music and the escapism of Hollywood musicals, even as her life takes a series of tragic turns.