Breaking the Waves
Love is a mighty power.
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.
- Year : 1996
- Country : Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
- Genre : Drama, Romance
- Studio : Zentropa Entertainments, Liberator Productions, Trust Film Svenska, Argus Film Produktie, Northern Lights, SVT Drama, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, La Sept Cinéma, VPRO, Media Investment Club
- Keyword : underdog, dying and death, prostitute, paraplegic, parent child relationship, faith, scotland, society, tradition, prayer, excommunication, authority, 1970s, coercion, god, priest, church, polyamory, disabled, oil rig , oil platform, scottish highlands
- Director : Lars von Trier
- Cast : Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett