Lars Von Trier’s critically acclaimed 2003 drama “Dogville” depicts how quickly small town morality can change into something much darker and more sinister. A young woman Called Grace Mulligan arrives to Dogville, a small rural town in the Rocky Mountains, apparently on the run from the mob. There she is met by tom Edison Jr., an aspiring writer who is also looking to ascend his father’s throne as the town’s moral leader. Tom organizes a town meeting in which the townsfolk discuss whether to take Grace in and hide her from the mob. She is put on a two week “trial period”, during which she helps the townsfolk with small chores and endears herself to them. Grace is permitted to leave, but her situation gradually worsens as police come to town, first with a “missing” poster with her face on it, followed by a “wanted” poster. Soon she becomes the subject of physical, mental, and sexual abuse from pretty much the entire town, enduring the harshest torments and practically becoming a slave to the town’s citizens. When she tries to flee Dogville, she is brought back, and the townsfolk come to the decision to turn her over to the mob. When mobsters arrive to the town, it is revealed that Grace is the runaway daughter of the mob boss, who left home disgusted by his chosen profession. After a conversation with her father regarding morality, Grace comes to the conclusion that the actions of Dogville’s residents cannot be pardoned, and orders her father’s henchman to destroy the whole town.
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