Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

159 mins | Drama, Romance | May 13, 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.

Breaking the Waves

159 mins | Drama, Romance | May 13, 1996

Breaking the Waves
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Det Danske Filminstitut, Trust Film
Original title Breaking the Waves
Directors Morten Arnfred, Kristoffer Nyholm, Lars von Trier
Writers Peter Asmussen, Lars von Trier

Cast

Emily Watson

as Bess McNeill

Stellan SkarsgÄrd

as Jan Nyman

Katrin Cartlidge

as Dodo McNeill

Jean-Marc Barr

as Terry

Adrian Rawlins

as Dr. Richardson

Jonathan Hackett

as Priest

Sandra Voe

as Mother

Udo Kier

as Sadistic Sailor

Mikkel Gaup

as Pits

Roef Ragas

as Pim

Robert Robertson

as Chairman

Phil McCall

as Grandfather

Desmond Reilly

as An Elder

Sarah Gudgeon

as Sybilla

Finlay Welsh

as Coroner

David Gallacher

as Glasgow Doctor

Ray Jeffries

as Man on Bus

Owen Kavanagh

as Man at Lighthouse

Bob Docherty

as Man on Boat

David Bateson

as Young Sailor