In Lars von Trier's film Dogville, the character Jack McKay acts as if he can see but gives many signs he can't.
The film performed poorly at the box office and received very poor reviews, frequently being compared unfavourably to von Trier's award-winning Dogville, released the previous year.
Lene Børglum (born 1961) is a Danish film producer who has worked on films in genres including experimental shorts, hardcore porn videos and theatrical feature films such as Lars von Trier's Golden Palm-nominated Dogville.
A defining feature of Mother Fish is that it was shot in a similar style to Lars von Trier's Dogville, by setting all the action entirely within the sweatshop.
The set used maintains some resemblance with the one used in the movie Dogville by Lars von Trier, where there aren't walls and the floor has lines that indicate the different spaces.
As of 2011 Trollhättan hosts a film production complex known as Trollywood; movies shot there include Show Me Love (Fucking Åmål), Dancer in the Dark and Dogville.
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Other films winning or being nominated to awards were Dogville Confessions (2003) and Tommy (2010) about singer, composer and musician Tommy Seebach.