Fredric Gildea

They are people who have important significance for each other, but are not honest with each other. They live in a shadow world of lies and half truths and just waiting for the truth to come forward so they can continue their lives in a new direction.

C'est l'étrange histoire de Manderlay, un domaine isolé dans le sud profond des États Unis. En 1933, Grace et son père avaient laissé derrière eux la petite communauté de Dogville et s'en éloignaient pour retourner chez eux.

Joan, épouse fidèle du célèbre auteur Joe Castleman, accompagne son mari à Stockholm où il doit recevoir le prix Nobel de littérature. Or dans l'avion, elle comprend petit à petit qu'après de longues années de vie commune, elle ne le supporte plus. Pourquoi ? Le passé et les rancœurs ressurgissent alors. Devra-t-elle briser leur secret au risque de tout perdre ?

Sweden, shortly before Christmas. Surgeon Rickard is told the job he expected goes to a Dane, because of his substance abuse. It's too late to cancel dinner with his in-laws. The guest couple announces their in-vitro is a success. Then Richard's wife learns he cheated her with Sofie. Meanwhile ugly hag Anita trades drugs to afford a taser to use on her ex Olof and his former physiotherapist. Workaholic builder Anders is disgusted by his grieve-deranged client Knut's plan and decides to spend time on his family, not just money.