Jul 05, 1996
158 min
Full-HD

Breaking the Waves (1996)

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.

Category

Drama Romance

Country

Denmark Spain France Iceland Norway Netherlands United Kingdom Sweden

Companies

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

Emily Watson

Bess McNeill

Stellan Skarsgård

Jan Nyman

Katrin Cartlidge

Dodo McNeill

Jean-Marc Barr

Terry

Adrian Rawlins

Dr. Richardson

Jonathan Hackett

Priest

Sandra Voe

Mother

Udo Kier

Sadistic Sailor

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