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Breaking the Waves

1996, drama, love

159 minutes

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.

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Cast

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Bess McNeill

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Jan Nyman

Katrin Cartlidge

Katrin Cartlidge

Dodo McNeill

Adrian Rawlins

Adrian Rawlins

Dr. Richardson

Sandra Voe

Sandra Voe

Mother

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Sadistic Sailor

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

David Bateson

Young Sailor

Crew

Camera

Directing

Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier

Director

Editing

Anders Refn

Anders Refn

Editor

Production

Job Gosschalk

Job Gosschalk

Casting

Joyce Nettles

Casting

Sound

Joachim Holbek

Original music composer

Writing

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