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Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

Love is a mighty power.

7.481TMDB 1996 159 min
Drama, Romance
Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, United States of America
Overview Plot

In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty when he urges her to have sex with another man.

Directors
Lars von Trier
Cast
Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett, Sandra Voe, Udo Kier, Mikkel Gaup, Roef Ragas, Robert Robertson, Phil McCall, Desmond Reilly, Sarah Gudgeon, Finlay Welsh, David Gallacher, Ray Jeffries, Owen Kavanagh, Bob Docherty, David Bateson
Country
Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, United States of America
Genre
Drama, Romance
Release date
1996-07-05
Studios
Zentropa Entertainments, SVT Drama, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, La Sept Cinéma, VPRO, Media Investment Club, Trust Film Svenska, Liberator Productions, Argus Film Produktie, Northern Lights, DR TV, Villealfa Filmproductions, YLE, ZDF

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After her husband, an oilman, is paralyzed in an accident in their small, conservative Scottish village, a wife who had prayed for his return is consumed by guilt. Her burden deepens when he urges her to have sex with another man.

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