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Breaking the Waves
Love is a mighty power.
In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.
Where to watch
MUBI
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Cast
Emily WatsonBess McNeill
Stellan SkarsgårdJan Nyman
Katrin CartlidgeDodo McNeill
Jean-Marc BarrTerry
Adrian RawlinsDr. Richardson- Jonathan HackettPriest
Sandra VoeMother
Udo KierSadistic Sailor
Mikkel GaupPits
Roef RagasPim- Robert RobertsonChairman
- Phil McCallGrandfather
- Desmond ReillyAn Elder
- Sarah GudgeonSybilla
Details
- Director
- Lars von Trier
- Writers
- David Pirie, Kirsten Bonnén Rask, Tómas Gislason
- Release date
- July 5, 1996
- Runtime
- 2h 39m
- Budget
- $7.5M
- Box office
- $23M worldwide
- Original language
- Danish
- Studios
- Zentropa Entertainments, SVT Drama, Nordisk Film & TV Fond
