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Breaking the Waves (1996)

Average Score: 7.5 (rated by 1022 viewers)

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama, Romance

Additional info

CastReview
  • 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

  • Mikkel Gaup

    Pits

  • Roef Ragas

    Pim

  • Robert Robertson

    Chairman

  • Phil McCall

    Grandfather

  • Desmond Reilly

    An Elder

  • Sarah Gudgeon

    Sybilla

  • Finlay Welsh

    Coroner

  • David Gallacher

    Glasgow Doctor

  • Ray Jeffries

    Man on Bus

  • Owen Kavanagh

    Man at Lighthouse

  • Bob Docherty

    Man on Boat

  • David Bateson

    Young Sailor

  • Callum Cuthbertson

    Radio Operator

  • Gavin Mitchell

    Police Officer 1

  • Brian Smith

    Police Officer 2

  • Iain Agnew

    Praying Man 1

  • Charles Kearney

    Praying Man 2

  • Steven Leach

    Praying Man 3

  • Dorte Rømer

    Nurse

  • Anthony J. O'Donnell

    Boy 1

  • John Wark

    Boy 2

  • Ronnie McKellaig

    Precentor

  • Peter Bensted

    Ugly Man (voice)

  • Simon Towler Jorfald

    Boy in Film (voice)

  • Klaus Messerschmidt Juhler

    Paramedic (uncredited)