Breaking the Waves 1996
7.47/10 by 966 users
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.
- Title: Breaking the Waves
- Year: 1996
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Country: Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
- Studio: Zentropa Entertainments, Liberator Productions, Trust Film Svenska, Argus Film Produktie, Northern Lights, SVT Drama, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, La Sept Cinéma, VPRO, Media Investment Club
- Director: Lars von Trier
- Cast: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett
- Crew: Robby Müller (Director of Photography), Peter Aalbæk Jensen (Producer), Joyce Nettles (Casting), Anders Refn (Editor), Lars von Trier (Director), John Knight (Props)
- Keyword: underdog, dying and death, prostitute, paraplegic, parent child relationship, faith, scotland, society, tradition, prayer, excommunication, authority, 1970s, coercion, god, priest, church, polyamory, disabled, oil rig , oil platform, scottish highlands
- Release: Jul 05, 1996
- Runtime: 158 minutes
- IMDb: 7.47 / 10 by 966 users
- Popularity: 13
- Budget: $7,500,000
- Revenue: $23,000,000
- Language: English
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