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, Spain, France, Iceland, Norway, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Sweden |
Studio | October Films, Zentropa Entertainments, Liberator Productions, Trust Film Svenska, Argus Film Produktie, Northern Lights, SVT Drama, Nordic Film and Television Fund, La Sept Cinéma, VPRO, Media Investment Club |
Cast | Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett |
Crew | Anders Refn (Editor), Lars von Trier (Director), Joyce Nettles (Casting), Robby Müller (Director of Photography), Peter Aalbæk Jensen (Producer), Vibeke Windeløv (Producer) |
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 |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.50 / 10 by 939 users |
Popularity | 20 |
Budget | 7,500,000 |
Revenue | 23,000,000 |
Language | English |