Pressed on what the film's message was, the winner of the Palme d'Or for Dancer in the Dark in 2000 said he was not trying to say anything in the movie, but rather it was a dream put on film.

They are making a movie about their way of life - but not for themselves, as part of some kind of do-gooding community workshop; it is for us, and it carries an uncompromising message.

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