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Breaking the Waves (1996) | SpawnScore

Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

Movies / Danish

Breaking the Waves1996

Love is a mighty power.

IMDb

7.8/1077K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

Not rated yet

Metacritic

Not rated yet

TMDB

75%1.2K votes

SpawnScore

Released: July 5, 1996
Runtime: 2h 39m
Certificate: R (US)
Language: Danish
Director: Lars von Trier

Drama
Romance

Story

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.

Trailer

Cast

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Bess McNeill

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Jan Nyman

Katrin Cartlidge

Katrin Cartlidge

Dodo McNeill

Jean-Marc Barr

Jean-Marc Barr

Terry

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Lars von Trier
Director, Writer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Producer
Vibeke Windeløv
Producer
Joachim Holbek
Original Music Composer
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
Anders Refn
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Spoken languages: English
Countries: Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, United States of America
Budget: $7.5M
Box office: $23.0M

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VPRO
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YLE
ZDF

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