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Why Try to Escape from That Which You Know You Can't Escape From? Because You Are a Coward

1970, Danish. Directed by Lars von Trier.

A man is being haunted by a masked stranger. The only language used in the movie comes from three (inter) title cards and a few sentences of sermon-like talk in Danish. Some of the talk is modified citations from the bible and similar sources.

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Released
26 March 1970
Original title
Hvorfor flygte fra det du ved du ikke kan flygte fra? Fordi du er en kujon
Country
Denmark
Written by
Lars von Trier

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Why Try to Escape from That Which You Know You Can't Escape From? Because You Are a Coward isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 March 1970. (Checked 13 November 2026.)

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Why Try to Escape from That Which You Know You Can't Escape From? Because You Are a Coward (1970) was directed by Lars von Trier.

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