Overview - Breaking the Waves

Date of release

Genres

  • Drama
  • Romance

Runtime: 158 minutes

Homepage: Breaking the Waves

Budget

$7,500,000.00

Revenue

$23,000,000.00

Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: Zentropa Entertainments

    Production country Denmark

  • Name: Liberator Productions

    Production country France

  • Name: Trust Film Svenska

    Production country Sweden

  • Name: Argus Film Produktie

    Production country Netherlands

  • Name: Northern Lights

    Production country Norway

  • Name: SVT Drama

    Production country Sweden

  • Name: Nordisk Film & TV Fond

    Production country Norway

  • Name: La Sept Cinéma

    Production country France

  • Name: VPRO

    Production country Netherlands

  • Name: Media Investment Club

    Production country Denmark

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.

Cast

  • Name: Emily Watson

    Character: Bess McNeill

    Popularity: 2.4452

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  • Name: Stellan Skarsgård

    Character: Jan Nyman

    Popularity: 3.3574

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  • Name: Katrin Cartlidge

    Character: Dodo McNeill

    Popularity: 0.6197

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  • Name: Jean-Marc Barr

    Character: Terry

    Popularity: 0.4448

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  • Name: Adrian Rawlins

    Character: Dr. Richardson

    Popularity: 0.7605

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  • Name: Jonathan Hackett

    Character: Priest

    Popularity: 0.202

  • Name: Sandra Voe

    Character: Mother

    Popularity: 0.3788

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  • Name: Udo Kier

    Character: Sadistic Sailor

    Popularity: 3.1614

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