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Breaking the Waves (1996)
Love is a mighty power.
159 minRDramaRomance
TMDb7.5/101,129 votes
IMDb7.8/1075,170 votes
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic82/100
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.
Country: Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland
Director: Lars von Trier
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 45 wins & 28 nominations total
Box office: $3,803,298
Cast
Emily Watson
Bess McNeill
Stellan Skarsgård
Jan Nyman
Katrin Cartlidge
Dodo McNeill
Jean-Marc Barr
Terry
Adrian Rawlins
Dr. Richardson
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Jonathan Hackett
Priest
Sandra Voe
Mother
Udo Kier
Sadistic Sailor
Mikkel Gaup
Pits
Roef Ragas
Pim
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Robert Robertson
Chairman
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Phil McCall
Grandfather
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Desmond Reilly
An Elder
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Sarah Gudgeon
Sybilla
Keywords
Plot:underdogdying and deathprostituteparaplegicparent child relationshipfaithsocietytraditionprayerexcommunicationauthoritycoerciongodpriestpolyamorydisabledoil rig oil platformscottish highlandsaudacious
Time:1970s
Place:scotlandchurch
