Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves (1996)

Love is a mighty power.

Drama Romance

In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman's paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it and give him a reason for living.

star 7.5 7.8 82 85%
  • Release Date: 1996-07-05
  • Runtime: 2h 38min
  • Director: Lars von Trier

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Emily Watson

      Bess McNeill

    • Stellan Skarsgård

      Jan Nyman

    • Katrin Cartlidge

      Dodo McNeill

    • Jean-Marc Barr

      Terry

    • Adrian Rawlins

      Dr. Richardson

    • Jonathan Hackett

      Priest

    • Sandra Voe

      Mother

    • Udo Kier

      Sadistic Sailor

    • Mikkel Gaup

      Pits

    • Roef Ragas

      Pim

    • Robert Robertson

      Chairman

    • Phil McCall

      Grandfather

    • Desmond Reilly

      An Elder

    • Sarah Gudgeon

      Sybilla

    • Finlay Welsh

      Coroner

    • David Gallacher

      Glasgow Doctor

    • Ray Jeffries

      Man on Bus

    • Owen Kavanagh

      Man at Lighthouse

    • Bob Docherty

      Man on Boat

    • David Bateson

      Young Sailor

    • Callum Cuthbertson

      Radio Operator

    • Gavin Mitchell

      Police Officer 1

    • Brian Smith

      Police Officer 2

    • Iain Agnew

      Praying Man 1

    • Charles Kearney

      Praying Man 2

    • Steven Leach

      Praying Man 3

    • Dorte Rømer

      Nurse

    • Anthony J. O'Donnell

      Boy 1

    • John Wark

      Boy 2

    • Ronnie McKellaig

      Precentor

    • Peter Bensted

      Ugly Man (voice)

    • Simon Towler Jorfald

      Boy in Film (voice)

    • Klaus Messerschmidt Juhler

      Paramedic (uncredited)

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