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Breaking the Waves

1996

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.

Cast & Crew

EWEW
Emily Watson

as Bess McNeill

SSSS
Stellan Skarsgård

as Jan Nyman

KCKC
Katrin Cartlidge

as Dodo McNeill

JBJB
Jean-Marc Barr

as Terry

ARAR
Adrian Rawlins

as Dr. Richardson

JHJH
Jonathan Hackett

as Priest

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Basic Information
Status
Released
Release Date
7/5/1996
Runtime
2 hours, 39 minutes
Original Language
DA
Financial
Budget
$7,500,000
Revenue
$23,000,000
Profit/Loss
+$15,500,000
ROI: 206.7%
Genres
Drama
Romance
Production Countries
Denmark (DK)
France (FR)
Netherlands (NL)
Norway (NO)
Sweden (SE)
Spoken Languages
English (en)
Production Companies
Zentropa Entertainments
Zentropa Entertainments
L
Liberator Productions
T
Trust Film Svenska
A
Argus Film Produktie
N
Northern Lights
SVT Drama
SVT Drama
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
La Sept Cinéma
La Sept Cinéma
VPRO
VPRO
M
Media Investment Club