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Breaking the Waves

Movie1996 7.5

Breaking the Waves

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7.5/10

2h 39mZentropa Entertainments, SVT Drama, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, La Sept Cinéma, VPRO, Media Investment Club, Trust Film Svenska, Liberator Productions, Argus Film Produktie, Northern Lights

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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.

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Released: 5 July 1996
Certificate: R
Status: Released
Director: Lars von Trier
Writers: David Pirie, Kirsten Bonnén Rask, Tómas Gislason, Peter Asmussen, Lars von Trier
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original language: DA
Country: Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland
Production: Zentropa Entertainments, SVT Drama, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, La Sept Cinéma, VPRO, Media Investment Club, Trust Film Svenska, Liberator Productions, Argus Film Produktie, Northern Lights
Runtime: 2h 39m
Budget: $7.5M
Box office: $23.0M