"Dancer in the Dark"

The film shows the lower class society in Washington, USA in the 1960s. Thelma has a heartbreaking secret: due to genetic factors, her vision is slowly declining, and she can only maintain her weak vision with high myopia glasses. She discovers that her son Gene also has the same disease. If she can't Even after earning enough money to pay for the surgery, Gene could not escape the fate of becoming blind. In order to raise money for her son's surgery, Thelma began to work overtime day and night, putting every penny of her hard-earned money into a small tin box. Although the reality is so cruel, Selma still has her own way of pastime - her spiritual pillar is her passion for music, especially her interest in Hollywood musicals full of singing and dancing. In the factory song and dance troupe, Thelma often rehearsed "The Sound of Music" with her coworkers. She imagined herself as the protagonist in the play, so as to soothe her tired soul and indulge herself. At the same time, she also has two good friends - Cathy, the female foreman in the workshop, and Jeff, the driver who has a crush on her. With these kind people caring for her, Selma feels happy even if her life is difficult. Selma's landlord Bill is a policeman. He has a wife who does nothing all day but advocates pleasure. She squanders all the family's property. Bill was bankrupt, but he loved his wife very much and did not have the courage to tell her the truth, let alone commit suicide. He knew that Selma had some savings, so he found her and told her about the pressure of reality and inner embarrassment. The kind-hearted Selma understands Bill's embarrassment and tells him the secret that she is blind and has been saving money for her son. Inadvertently, Bill discovered Thelma's tin box containing money... Due to her declining eyesight, Thelma made mistakes at work. Although Cathy interceded for her in every possible way, she was fired from the factory. The police arrested Thelma at the factory's cabaret, and she had already used the money to pay for Gene's surgery. In court, in order to maintain the dignity of the dead Bill, Thelma did not tell the truth. At the same time, she lied that she sent the money to her father Lovie. In fact, Thelma did not know him. He was just a person whom Thelma knew. Adored musical theater star. Lowe was called to the court to testify, and Thelma was speechless. The unfortunate Thelma was sentenced to hanging, but when she learned that Jean had undergone surgery, she was no longer worried, and she did not forget to sing loudly before she was executed.